Medovene Point

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

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

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Place ID: 19742
Name ID: 138122

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 ice-covered point on the NE side of the entrance to Zapalnya Cove on the SE coast of Smith Island in the South Shetland Islands. Situated 10.34 km SW of Cape Smith, 6.63 km NE of Sredets Point and 4 km SE of Mount Pisgah. Bulgarian mapping in 2009. Named after the settlement of Medovene in Northeastern Bulgaria.

Named For

Location

Latitude:
62° 57' 15.6" S
-62.95433°
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Longitude:
62° 23' 47.0" W
-62.39639°
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Altitude:
Not recorded
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Images

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Map

Source

Location Method:
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Source Name:
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Source Identifier:
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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