Name details

Aleksandrov Peak

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

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

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Bulgaria Gazetteer Id 138107

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 mostly ice-covered peak of elevation 2100 m in the W foothills of Bruce Plateau on Loubet Coast in Graham Land. Situated 11 km SE of Mount Lyttleton, 9.5 km SSW of Purmerul Peak, 5.8 km N of Semela Ridge and 13 km NE of Mount Bain. Rounded top and steep, partly ice-free S, W and N slopes. Surmounts Erskine Glacier to the S and W, and its tributary Byway Glacier to the SE. British mapping in 1976. Named after Todor Aleksandrov (1881-1924), a leader of the Bulgarian liberation movement in Macedonia.

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Location

Latitude:
66° 28' 27.0" S
-66.47417°
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Longitude:
65° 14' 17.0" W
-65.23806°
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Altitude:
2100 m
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Map

Source

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Remote sensing:
Not Applicable

Comments

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Approval status

Status:
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Date approved:
7-Oct-2015

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