St. Cyril Peak

St. Cyril Peak (The name as it would appear in a gazetteer)

St. Cyril Peak  (The name as it would appear on a map)

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Place ID: 17231
Name ID: 134088

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

Peak rising to 1,505 m in Friesland Ridge, Tangra Mountains, Livingston Island; 4 km SSW of Mount Friesland, 1.4 km S of Simeon Peak and 4.15 km NW of Samuel Point. Bulgarian survey in 1995-96. Named after St. Cyril (827-869 AD) who, together with St. Methodius, created the Glagolitic alphabet and translated the Holy Books into Bulgarian language.

Named For

Location

Latitude:
62° 42' 15.0" S
-62.70417°
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Longitude:
60° 12' 57.0" W
-60.21583°
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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 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:
15-Mar-2002

Related information

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