Name details

Alfatar Peninsula

Alfatar Peninsula (The name as it would appear in a gazetteer)

Alfatar Peninsula  (The name as it would appear on a map)

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Bulgaria Gazetteer Id 136715

Feature type: Peninsula

Origin

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

Narrative

The peninsula extending 4 km in NE-SW direction and 2.8 km wide, forming the NW extremity of Robert Island, South Shetland Islands. Bounded by Mitchell Cove, Carlota Cove, and Clothier Harbour. Linked to Coppermine Peninsula (1.7 km long and 500 m wide) in the W. Bulgarian mapping in 2008 Named after the town of Alfatar in Northeastern Bulgaria.

Named For

Location

Latitude:
62° 22' 15.0" S
-62.37083°
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Longitude:
59° 39' 38.0" W
-59.66056°
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Altitude:
Not recorded
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Images

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Map

Source

Location Method:
Unknown
Source Name:
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Source Identifier:
Source Scale:
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Source Institution:
Unknown
Source Person:
Unknown
Source Publisher:
Unknown
Remote sensing:
Not Applicable

Comments

new feature (Ivanov, 15.9.08)

Approval status

Status:
Unknown
Date approved:
12-Aug-2008

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