Blenika Peak

Blenika Peak (The name as it would appear in a gazetteer)

Blenika Peak  (The name as it would appear on a map)

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Place ID: 19458
Name ID: 137809

Feature type: Peak (2d)

Origin

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

Narrative

The sharp rocky peak rising to 2560 m just E of the main crest of northern Sentinel Range in Ellsworth Mountains. Situated 3.53 km NE of Mount Barden, 4.14 km SSE of Mount Reimer, and 10.02 km SW of Mount Lanning in Sostra Heights. Surmounting Zhenda Glacier to the SE and Skaklya Glacier to the N. US mapping in 1961. Named after the settlement of Blenika in Southern Bulgaria.

Named For

Location

Latitude:
77° 52' 01.0" S
-77.86694°
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Longitude:
86° 03' 02.0" W
-86.05056°
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Altitude:
2560 m
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Images

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Map

Source

Location Method:
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Source Name:
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Source Scale:
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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:
3-Jan-2014

Related information

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