Altsek Nunatak

Altsek Nunatak (The name as it would appear in a gazetteer)

Altsek Nunatak  (The name as it would appear on a map)

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Place ID: 17961
Name ID: 134525

Feature type: Nunatak (2b)

Origin

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

Narrative

The rocky peak of elevation 170 m projecting from Murgash Glacier, Greenwich Island. Situated 700 m SE of Lloyd Hill, 940 m E of Kotrag Nunatak, and 1.65 km W by N of Tile Ridge. Bulgarian topographic survey Tangra 2004/05. Named after Khan Altsek, whose Bulgarians settled in Italy in the 7th Century AD.

Named For

Location

Latitude:
62° 29' 41.0" S
-62.49472°
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Longitude:
59° 52' 46.0" W
-59.87944°
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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:
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:
4-Nov-2005

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