Radko Knoll

Radko Knoll (The name as it would appear in a gazetteer)

Radko Knoll  (The name as it would appear on a map)

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Place ID: 18518
Name ID: 136864

Feature type: Hill

Origin

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

Narrative

The rocky hill rising to 102 m on the N coast of Smyadovo Cove in the NW of Rugged Island, South Shetland Islands. Situated 830 m SSE of Cape Sheffield and 860 m NNE of Ugain Point. Spanish mapping in 1992, and Bulgarian in 2009 and 2010. Named for Ivan 'Radko' Mihaylov (1896-1990), leader of the Bulgarian liberation movement in Macedonia.

Named For

Location

Latitude:
62° 37' 14.7" S
-62.62075°
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Longitude:
61° 17' 30.8" W
-61.29189°
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Altitude:
102 m
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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:
23-Nov-2009

Related information

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