Name details

Petrelik Island

Petrelik Island (The name as it would appear in a gazetteer)

Petrelik Island  (The name as it would appear on a map)

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Bulgaria Gazetteer Id 137748

Feature type: Island (5)

Origin

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

Narrative

The rocky island in the SW part of Hamburg Bay on the NW coast of Anvers Island in the Palmer Archipelago. Situated 10.45 km NE of Gerlache Point and 8.85 km SW of Bonnier Point. The feature is 380 m long in SW-NE direction and 200 m wide. Separated from Emen Island to the SE by a 160 m wide passage. British mapping in 1974. Named after the settlement of Petrelik in Southwestern Bulgaria.

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Location

Latitude:
64° 31' 46.0" S
-64.52944°
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Longitude:
64° 01' 56.0" W
-64.03222°
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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 Institution:
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Source Person:
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Source Publisher:
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Remote sensing:
Not Applicable

Comments

None

Approval status

Status:
Unknown
Date approved:
21-Oct-2013

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