Name details

Melnik Ridge

Melnik Ridge (The name as it would appear in a gazetteer)

Melnik Ridge  (The name as it would appear on a map)

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Gazetteer of the British Antarctic Territory Id 110107

Feature type: Ridge

Origin

This name originates from United Kingdom. It is part of the Gazetteer of the British Antarctic Territory and the SCAR Composite Gazetteer of Antarctica.

Names that other countries have for this feature:

Narrative

Ridge, approx 4000m E of Hemus Peak, 3500 NE of Mount Bowles, 4100m N by E of Tukhchiev Knoll, E Livingston Island, South Shetland Islands. The feature is 1900m long in E-W direction, 500m wide, highest point approx. 700m, located at its W extremity. Named after a town in south-western Buglaria. (APC, 1998).

Named For

Location

Latitude:
62° 36' 06.6" S
-62.60183°
Unknown precision
Longitude:
60° 08' 17.4" W
-60.13817°
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Altitude:
Not recorded
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Images

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Map

Source

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

Comments

None

Approval status

Status:
Unknown
Date approved:
23-Apr-1998

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