Name details

Matov Peak

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

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

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Bulgaria Gazetteer Id 137913

Feature type: Peak (2d)

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 1350 m in the NW foothills of Detroit Plateau on Davis Coast in Graham Land. Situated 4.1 km S of Hargrave Hill, 16.26 km SSE of Havilland Point, 11.7 km SW of Volov Peak, 15.95 km W of Ezdimir Buttress and 24.2 km NE of Mount Ader. Steep and partly ice-free W and S slopes. British mapping in 1978. Named after Hristo Matov (1872-1922), a leader of the Bulgarian liberation movement in Macedonia.

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Location

Latitude:
64° 02' 54.0" S
-64.04833°
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Longitude:
60° 07' 15.0" W
-60.12083°
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Altitude:
1350 m
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Map

Source

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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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