Name details

Gostun Point

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

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

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Bulgaria Gazetteer Id 134711

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 ice-free point on the N coast of Snow Island in the South Shetland Islands situated 2.5 km WNW of Karposh Point, and 2.5 km ESE of Cape Timblón. British mapping in 1968. Named after the Bulgar ruler Khan Gostun, predecessor of the creator of Old Great Bulgaria Khan Kubrat (7th Century AD).

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Location

Latitude:
62° 42' 44.0" S
-62.71222°
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Longitude:
61° 17' 10.0" W
-61.28611°
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Altitude:
Not recorded
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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

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Approval status

Status:
Unknown
Date approved:
15-Dec-2006

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