Dospey Heights

Dospey Heights (The name as it would appear in a gazetteer)

Dospey Heights  (The name as it would appear on a map)

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Place ID: 18158
Name ID: 134704

Feature type: Heights (2d)

Origin

This name originates from Bulgaria. It is part of the Bulgaria Gazetteer and the SCAR Composite Gazetteer of Antarctica.

Narrative

The ice-free heights on Ray Promontory, Byers Peninsula, Livingston Island. Extending 6 km southeastwards from Essex Point and Start Point, and 2.6 km wide. Rising to 265 m (Start Hill). British mapping in 1968 and Spanish mapping in 1993. Named after the settlement of Dospey in Rila Mountain, Southwestern Bulgaria.

Named For

Location

Latitude:
62° 35' 50.0" S
-62.59722°
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Longitude:
61° 08' 25.0" W
-61.14028°
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Altitude:
265 m
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Map

Source

Location Method:
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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-Dec-2006

Related information

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