Name details

St. Brigid Island

St. Brigid Island (The name as it would appear in a gazetteer)

St. Brigid Island  (The name as it would appear on a map)

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Bulgaria Gazetteer Id 139244

Feature type: Island

Origin

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

Narrative

The ice-covered island 2.7 km long in SW-NE direction and 1.4 km wide, largest in the Barcroft group of Biscoe Islands. Surface area 222 ha. Situated 1.28 km S of Watkins Island, 1.18 km W of Irving Island, 3.9 km N of Bedford Island and 3 km SE of Belding Island.

Named For

Named after St. Brigid of Kildare (c.?451–525), the patron saint of scholars.

Location

Latitude:
66° 25' 06.0" S
-66.41833°
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Longitude:
67° 07' 35.0" W
-67.12639°
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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 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:
27-Feb-2020

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