Name details

Tuhchiev Knoll

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

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

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United States Gazetteer Id 132943

Feature type: Knoll (2b)

Origin

This name originates from United States of America. It is part of the United States Gazetteer and the SCAR Composite Gazetteer of Antarctica.

Names that other countries have for this feature:

Narrative

A solitary ice-covered knoll rising to approx. 650 m in Eastern Livingston Island. Located some 1,300 m E of the midpoint of Worner Gap, 3,600 m ENE of the summit of Pliska Ridge, 4,030 m NNE of the summit of Mount Friesland and 2,900 m SE of the highest point of Mount Bowles. A conspicuous landmark in Worner Gap area, overlooking Huron Glacier and upper Perununka Glacier. Named for Kuzman Tuhchiev, participant in the 1993-94 Bulgarian Antarctic campaign and base commander at St. Kliment Ohridski during the 1994-95 and 1995-96 seasons.

Named For

Location

Latitude:
62° 38' 00.0" S
-62.63333°
Unknown precision
Longitude:
60° 09' 00.0" W
-60.15000°
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Altitude:
Not recorded
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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:
1-Jan-1997

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