Name details

Karposh Point

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

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

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Bulgaria Gazetteer Id 134723

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 2.3 km W of the extreme NE point of President Head, 2.5 km ESE of Gostun Point, and 4.8 km ESE of Cape Timblón. British mapping in 1968. Named after Karposh, leader of a Bulgarian uprising in 1689 AD.

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Location

Latitude:
62° 43' 18.0" S
-62.72167°
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Longitude:
61° 14' 50.0" W
-61.24722°
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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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