Tvarditsa Rocks

Tvarditsa Rocks (The name as it would appear in a gazetteer)

Tvarditsa Rocks  (The name as it would appear on a map)

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Place ID: 18547
Name ID: 136831

Feature type: None recorded.

Origin

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

Narrative

Situated off the N coast of Greenwich Island in the South Shetland Islands 1.9 km NE of Ongley Island, 1.3 km SW of Stoker Island and 2.6 km W of Sierra Island. Bulgarian mapping in 2009. Named after the town of Tvarditsa in Southeastern Bulgaria.

Named For

Location

Latitude:
62° 24' 39.0" S
-62.41083°
Unknown precision
Longitude:
59° 52' 06.0" W
-59.86833°
Unknown precision
Altitude:
Not recorded
Unknown precision

Images

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Map

Source

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

Comments

None

Approval status

Status:
Unknown
Date approved:
23-Nov-2009

Related information

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