Name details

Veshka Point

Veshka Point (The name as it would appear in a gazetteer)

Veshka Point  (The name as it would appear on a map)

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Bulgaria Gazetteer Id 138092

Feature type: Point (8)

Origin

This name originates from Bulgaria. It is part of the Bulgaria Gazetteer and the SCAR Composite Gazetteer of Antarctica.

Narrative

The point projecting 1.4 km into Dimitrov Cove on Velingrad Peninsula, Graham Coast in Graham Land, and separating the glacier termini of Hoek Glacier to the SW and Rusalka Glacier to the NE. Situated 4.14 km ESE of Pripek Point, 1.7 km S of Camacúa Island and 4 km SW of Biser Point. British mapping in 1971. Named after Veshka Peak in the Rhodope Mountains, Bulgaria.

Named For

Location

Latitude:
65° 57' 59.0" S
-65.96639°
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Longitude:
65° 03' 57.0" W
-65.06583°
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Altitude:
Not recorded
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Map

Source

Location Method:
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Source Scale:
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Source Institution:
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Source Person:
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Source Publisher:
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Remote sensing:
Not Applicable

Comments

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Approval status

Status:
Unknown
Date approved:
7-Oct-2015

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