Karia Peak

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

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

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Place ID: 19725
Name ID: 138105

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 rounded ice-covered peak rising to 1650 m in the W foothills of Bruce Plateau on Loubet Coast in Graham Land. Situated 5.6 km SSE of Mount Lyttleton, 10 km SW of Purmerul Peak and 13.2 km NNE of Mount Bain. Steep and partly ice-free W and S slopes. Surmounts Erskine Glacier to the S and a tributary to that glacier to the W and N. British mapping in 1976. Named after the ancient town of Karia in Northeastern Bulgaria.

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Location

Latitude:
66° 26' 35.0" S
-66.44306°
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Longitude:
65° 20' 21.0" W
-65.33917°
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Altitude:
1650 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

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Approval status

Status:
Unknown
Date approved:
7-Oct-2015

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