Name details

Friesland Ridge

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

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

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Bulgaria Gazetteer Id 134059

Feature type: Ridge (2d)

Origin

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

Narrative

The western ridge of Tangra Mountains, Livingston Island; extending 15.5 km northeastward from Botev Point to Shipka Saddle, 5 km wide. Rising to 1,684 m (Mount Friesland, summit of the island). British mapping in 1968, partial Spanish mapping in 1991 and Bulgarian survey in 1995-96. Takes its name from Mount Friesland.

Named For

Location

Latitude:

62° 42' 15.0" S

-62.70417°

Unknown precision

Longitude:

60° 13' 30.0" W

-60.22500°

Unknown precision

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:

15-Mar-2002

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