Vidin Heights

Vidin Heights (The name as it would appear in a gazetteer)

Vidin Heights  (The name as it would appear on a map)

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Place ID: 15497
Name ID: 111771

Feature type: Heights

Origin

This name originates from United Kingdom. It is part of the Gazetteer of the British Antarctic Territory and the SCAR Composite Gazetteer of Antarctica.

Names that other countries have for this feature:

Narrative

Heights, rising to approx. 600m on the Varna Peninsula, Livingston Island, South Shetland Islands. Approx. 8km long, trending WSW-ENE towards Knott Point. Highest point located approx. 4350m NNE of Leslie Hill, 9450m N by E of the highest point of Mount Bowles. Named after the town, Vidin in north-western Bulgaria. (APC, 1998).

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Location

Latitude:
62° 31' 56.5" S
-62.53236°
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Longitude:
60° 09' 46.3" W
-60.16286°
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Altitude:
Not recorded
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Map

Source

Location Method:
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Source Name:
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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:
23-Apr-1998

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