Name details

Soyka Saddle

Soyka Saddle (The name as it would appear in a gazetteer)

Soyka Saddle  (The name as it would appear on a map)

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Bulgaria Gazetteer Id 137892

Feature type: Saddle (2e)

Origin

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

Narrative

The ice-covered saddle of elevation 1250 m connecting Ravelin Ridge and Urda Ridge on Clarence Island in the South Shetland Islands. Situated between Mount Llana on the SSW and Jerez Peak on the NNE, 4.6 km ENE of Vaglen Point, 6.07 km SSE of Humble Point and 4.45 km WNW of Lebed Point. Surmounts Highton Glacier to the E. British mapping in 1972 and 2009. Named after the settlements of Soyka in Southern Bulgaria.

Named For

Location

Latitude:
61° 14' 24.0" S
-61.24000°
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Longitude:
54° 06' 45.0" W
-54.11250°
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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

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Approval status

Status:
Unknown
Date approved:
21-Nov-2014

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