Name details

Povien Peak

Povien Peak (The name as it would appear in a gazetteer)

Povien Peak  (The name as it would appear on a map)

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Bulgaria Gazetteer Id 137238

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

The ice-covered peak rising to 1550 m in the NE foothills of Detroit Plateau on southern Trinity Peninsula in Graham Land. Situated between the upper courses of Marla and Diplock Glaciers, 9.48 km SW of Mancho Buttress, 7.3 km WNW of Mount Roberts, 6.67 km NNW of Rayko Nunatak and 11 km SE of Ebony Wall. Bezenšek Spur is projecting east-southeastwards from the peak. Named after the settlement of Povien in Southern Bulgaria.

Named For

Location

Latitude:
63° 58' 56.0" S
-63.98222°
Accurate to 0m
Longitude:
58° 58' 12.0" W
-58.97000°
Accurate to 0m
Altitude:
Not recorded
Accurate to 0m

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:
16-Feb-2011

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