Wörner Gap

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

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

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Place ID: 640
Name ID: 105050

Feature type: Pass (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

Flat saddle of elevation c. 550m extending 3km in S-N direction between Mount Friesland and Mount Bowles, Livingston Island. Midpoint located 1.3km W of Kuzman Knoll. Forming the glacial divide between Perunika Glacier to the W and Huron Glacier to the E. Named for the late Secretary General of NATO Manfred Wörner (1934-94).

Named For

Location

Latitude:
62° 38' 05.0" S
-62.63472°
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Longitude:
60° 11' 10.0" W
-60.18611°
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Altitude:
550 m
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Images

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Map

Source

Location Method:
Unknown
Source Name:
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Source Identifier:
Source Scale:
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Source Institution:
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Source Person:
Unknown
Source Publisher:
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Remote sensing:
Not Applicable

Comments

None

Approval status

Status:
Unknown
Date approved:
23-Feb-1995

Related information

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