Name details

Peshev Ridge

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

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

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Bulgaria Gazetteer Id 134070

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

Ridge extending 2 km along the NE coast of Brunow Bay and E of lower Macy Glacier, Livingston Island. Its summit rising to over 500 m is located 4.95 km SW of Falsa Aguja Peak and 4.2 km SSE of Lyaskovets Peak. Named in honour of Dimitar Peshev (1894-1973) who lead the campaign that kept Bulgaria's Jews safe during the Holocaust.

Named For

Location

Latitude:

62° 41' 56.0" S

-62.69889°

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Longitude:

60° 07' 47.0" W

-60.12972°

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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:

Unknown

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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