Academia Peak

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

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

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Place ID: 17396
Name ID: 134522

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 approx. 1,130 m in Friesland Ridge, Tangra Mountains, eastern Livingston Island; 1.4 km NW of St. Boris Peak, 2.45 km SSE of the summit of Pliska Ridge and 3.45 km ESE of Willan Nunatak. Precipitous and ice-free north-western slopes. Surmounting Huntress Glacier to the NW and SW. Named for the Bulgarian Academy of Sciences (established 1869) for its important role in the Bulgarian Antarctic research.

Named For

Location

Latitude:
62° 40' 00.0" S
-62.66667°
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Longitude:
60° 12' 52.0" W
-60.21444°
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Altitude:
Not recorded
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Images

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Map

Source

Location Method:
Unknown
Source Name:
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Source Identifier:
Source Scale:
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Source Institution:
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Source Person:
Unknown
Source Publisher:
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Remote sensing:
Not Applicable

Comments

None

Approval status

Status:
Unknown
Date approved:
17-Feb-2004

Related information

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