Name details

Riksa Islands

Riksa Islands (The name as it would appear in a gazetteer)

Riksa Islands  (The name as it would appear on a map)

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Bulgaria Gazetteer Id 136835

Feature type: None recorded.

Origin

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

Narrative

Three adjacent islands in the Aitcho group on the W side of English Strait in the South Shetland Islands situated 250 m W of Bilyana Island, 650 m NE of Emeline Island and 2.1 km E of Holmes Rock. The group comprises the islands of Cricklewood, Taunton and Bath. Bulgarian mapping in 2009 and 2010. Named after the settlements of Kamenna (Stone) Riksa and Lower Riksa in Northwestern Bulgaria.

Named For

Location

Latitude:
62° 23' 05.0" S
-62.38472°
Unknown precision
Longitude:
59° 46' 49.0" W
-59.78028°
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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 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

None

Approval status

Status:
Unknown
Date approved:
23-Nov-2009

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