Name details

St. Boris Peak

St. Boris Peak (The name as it would appear in a gazetteer)

St. Boris Peak  (The name as it would appear on a map)

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Bulgaria Gazetteer Id 134087

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

Peak rising to 1,665 m in Friesland Ridge, Tangra Mountains, Livingston Island; 650 m SSW of Mount Friesland and 3.75 km SSE of the summit of Pliska Ridge. Surmounting Huntress Glacier to NW and W, and Macy Glacier to the SE. Bulgarian survey in 1995-96. Named after Czar St. Boris I of Bulgaria, 852-889 AD.

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Location

Latitude:
62° 40' 32.0" S
-62.67556°
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Longitude:
60° 11' 41.0" W
-60.19472°
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Altitude:
Not recorded
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Images

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Map

Source

Location Method:
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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:
15-Mar-2002

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