Name details

Melta Point

Melta Point (The name as it would appear in a gazetteer)

Melta Point (The name as it would appear on a map)

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Bulgaria Gazetteer Id 134597

Feature type: Point (8)

Origin

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

Narrative

The rocky point on the coast of Hero Bay, Livingston Island, formed by an offshoot of Teres Ridge. Situated 1.4 km ESE of Siddons and 1.5 km N of the summit of Teres Ridge. Bulgarian topographic survey Tangra 2004/05. Named after the ancient Melta, ancestor of the present town of Lovech in Northern Bulgaria.

Named For

Location

Latitude:

62° 32' 46.0" S

-62.54611°

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Longitude:

60° 24' 27.0" W

-60.40750°

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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:

11-Apr-2005

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