Orbel Peak

Orbel Peak (The name as it would appear in a gazetteer)

Orbel Peak  (The name as it would appear on a map)

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Place ID: 19702
Name ID: 138082

Feature type: Peak (2d)

Origin

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

Narrative

The rocky peak of elevation 700 m forming the N extremity of Lisiya Ridge on Magnier Peninsula, Graham Coast in Graham Land. Situated 9.4 km SE of Paragon Point, 10.8 km SW of Mount Radotina, 11.9 km WNW of Mount Chevreux and 5.1 km N of Mount Perchot. Steep and partly ice-free SE and W slopes. Surmounts Muldava Glacier to the SW and Leroux Bay to the N. British mapping in 1971. Orbel is the ancient Thracian name of a group of mountains in Southwestern Bulgaria.

Named For

Location

Latitude:
65° 41' 50.0" S
-65.69722°
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Longitude:
64° 08' 54.0" W
-64.14833°
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Altitude:
700 m
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Images

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Map

Source

Location Method:
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Source Name:
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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

None

Approval status

Status:
Unknown
Date approved:
7-Oct-2015

Related information

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