Name details

Klamer Island

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

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

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Bulgaria Gazetteer Id 140118

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 rocky island 520 m long in SW-NE direction and 150 m wide in the Vedel Islands group of Wilhelm Archipelago in the Antarctic Peninsula region. Surface area 5.61 ha. Situated 6.12 km NW of Petermann Island, 40 m NW of Kamera Island and 436 m S of Bager Island.

Named For

So named because of its shape supposedly resembling a paper clip ('klamer' in Bulgarian), and in association with other descriptive names of islands in the area.

Location

Latitude:
65° 07' 55.0" S
-65.13194°
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Longitude:
64° 15' 50.0" W
-64.26389°
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Altitude:
Not recorded
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Images

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Map

Source

Location Method:
Unknown
Source Name:
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Source Identifier:
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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

NULL

Approval status

Status:
Unknown
Date approved:
17-Apr-2020

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