Name details

Krivus Island

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

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

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Bulgaria Gazetteer Id 137763

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 mostly ice-covered island on the E side of Johannessen Harbour in the Pitt island group of Biscoe Islands. Situated 1.15 km SSW of Vaugondy Island, 1.23 km W of Jingle Island, 910 m N of Weller Island and 2.05 km E of Snodgrass Island. The feature extends 920 m in N-S direction and 1.06 km in E-W direction. British mapping in 1971. Named after the medieval fortress of Krivus in Southern Bulgaria.

Named For

Location

Latitude:
65° 25' 53.0" S
-65.43139°
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Longitude:
65° 23' 05.0" W
-65.38472°
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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 Scale:
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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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