Name details

Masteyra Island

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

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

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Bulgaria Gazetteer Id 137751

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 700 m long in E-W direction and 200 m wide in Perrier Bay on the NW coast of Anvers Island in the Palmer Archipelago. Situated 7.55 km NE of Giard Point and 6.58 km S of Quinton Point. Separated from Anvers Island to the ESE by an 1.13 km wide passage. British mapping in 1980. Named after the ancient Thracian settlement and fortress of Masteyra in Southern Bulgaria.

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Location

Latitude:
64° 22' 32.0" S
-64.37556°
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Longitude:
63° 41' 47.0" W
-63.69639°
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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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