Scientific Committee on Antarctic Research (SCAR)
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Archar Peninsula (The name as it would appear in a gazetteer)
Archar Peninsula (The name as it would appear on a map)
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Feature type: Peninsula (8)
This name originates from Bulgaria. It is part of the Bulgaria Gazetteer and the SCAR Composite Gazetteer of Antarctica.
The 3-km long peninsula forming the NW extremity of Greenwich Island. Bounded by Razlog Cove to the N, and McFarlane Strait to the S. The NW half is snow-free in summer. Named after the settlement of Archar in Northwestern Bulgaria, successor of the ancient town of Ratiaria.
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