Shipka Saddle

Shipka Saddle (The name as it would appear in a gazetteer)

Shipka Saddle  (The name as it would appear on a map)

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Place ID: 13182
Name ID: 105038

Feature type: Saddle (2e)

Origin

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

Names that other countries have for this feature:

Narrative

Deep, ice-covered saddle between Lyaskovets Peak to the W and a mountain range trending W-E toward Renier Point, Livingston Island. Midpoint located 2.95km E by N of the summit of Mount Friesland and 3.45km SSE of Kuzman Knoll. Long 250m, elevation over 1,000m. Part of the glacial divide between Huron Glacier to the N and Macy Glacier to the S. Named after Shipka Pass in Stara Planina (Balkan Mountains).

Named For

Location

Latitude:
62° 39' 51.0" S
-62.66417°
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Longitude:
60° 07' 55.0" W
-60.13194°
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Altitude:
1000 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 Identifier:
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:
19-Aug-1997

Related information

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