Name details

Pernik Peninsula

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

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

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Bulgaria Gazetteer Id 137080

Feature type:

Origin

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

Narrative

The ice-covered peninsula projecting 40 km in NW direction from Loubet Coast in Graham Land, Antarctic Peninsula. Bounded by Darbel Bay to the NE, Lallemand Fjord to the W and Crystal Sound to the NW. Its northern part is dominated by Protector Heights. British mapping in 1976. Named after the city of Pernik in Western Bulgaria.

Named For

Location

Latitude:
66° 45' 50.0" S
-66.76389°
Accurate to 0m
Longitude:
66° 12' 00.0" W
-66.20000°
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Altitude:
Not recorded
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Images

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Map

Source

Location Method:
Unknown The coordinates for this place name were derived from Map id 0 - This map does not exist in the SCAR Map Catalogue. in the SCAR Map Catalogue.
Source Name:
Unknown
Source Identifier:
Source Scale:
Unknown
Source Institution:
Unknown
Source Person:
Unknown
Source Publisher:
Unknown
Remote sensing:
Not Applicable

Comments

None

Approval status

Status:
Unknown
Date approved:
14-Sep-2010

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