Vranya Pass

Vranya Pass (The name as it would appear in a gazetteer)

Vranya Pass  (The name as it would appear on a map)

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Place ID: 18937
Name ID: 137240

Feature type: (2e)

Origin

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

Narrative

The ice-covered saddle of elevation 2100 m separating Sullivan Heights from Vinson Massif in Sentinel Range, Ellsworth Mountains. Situated 10.9 km NE of Mount Vinson, 8.51 km E of Mount Schinn, 1.74 km S of Mount Segers, 4.2 km NNW of Vanand Peak and 9.98 km WNW of Mount Waldron. Part of the glacial divide between Crosswell Glacier to the NW and Hinkley Glacier to the E. US mapping in 1988. Named after the settlement of Vranya in Southwestern Bulgaria.

Named For

Location

Latitude:
78° 26' 33.0" S
-78.44250°
Accurate to 0m
Longitude:
85° 21' 30.0" W
-85.35833°
Accurate to 0m
Altitude:
Not recorded
Accurate to 0m

Images

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Map

Source

Location Method:
Unknown The coordinates for this place name were derived from Map id 0 - This map does not exist in the SCAR Map Catalogue. in the SCAR Map Catalogue.
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:
16-Feb-2011

Related information

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