Gurev Gap

Gurev Gap (The name as it would appear in a gazetteer)

Gurev Gap  (The name as it would appear on a map)

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Place ID: 5798
Name ID: 105014

Feature type: Pass (2e)

Origin

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

Narrative

Flat, ice-covered saddle extending 2.8km in S-N direction between Hemus Peak and Gleaner Heights, Livingston Island in the South Shetland Islands. Elevation over 450m. Midpoint located 5.13km NE by N of Rezen Knoll and 3.2km N by W of Mount Bowles. Separating the glacial catchment of Kaliakra Glacier from an ice-cap portion draining into Hero Bay. Part of an overland route from Balkan Snowfield to Varna Peninsula. Named after Vasil Gurev, meteorologist at St. Kliment Ohridski base in 1994/95 and subsequent seasons.

Named For

Location

Latitude:
62° 35' 23.0" S
-62.58972°
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Longitude:
60° 13' 01.0" W
-60.21694°
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Altitude:
450 m
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Images

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Map

Source

Location Method:
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Source Name:
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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:
19-Aug-1997

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