Stefan Karadzha Peak

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

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

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Place ID: 19728
Name ID: 138108

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 ice-covered peak of elevation 2050 m in the W foothills of Avery Plateau on Loubet Coast in Graham Land. Situated 13.9 km NE of Voit Peak, 10 km SE of Mount Bain, 8 km S of Semela Ridge and 11.54 km NNW of Bacharach Nunatak. Rounded top and steep, partly ice-free W and NE slopes. Surmounts Erskine Glacier to the NE, and a tributary to that glacier to the S and W. British mapping in 1976. Named after Stefan Karadzha (Stefan Dimov, 1840-1868), a leader of the Bulgarian liberation movement, in connection with the settlements of Stefan Karadzha in Northeastern and Stefan Karadzhovo in Southeastern Bulgaria.

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Location

Latitude:
66° 35' 42.0" S
-66.59500°
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Longitude:
65° 15' 30.0" W
-65.25833°
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Altitude:
2050 m
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Map

Source

Location Method:
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Source Name:
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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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