Kardam Buttress

Kardam Buttress (The name as it would appear in a gazetteer)

Kardam Buttress  (The name as it would appear on a map)

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Place ID: 17980
Name ID: 134573

Feature type: Buttress (2f)

Origin

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

Narrative

The sloping buttress projecting 1 km northwards from St. Ivan Rilski Col into Huron Glacier, Livingston Island. Situated 1.3 km E of Komini Peak, 1 km W of Plana Peak, and 700 m S of Nestinari Nunataks. Precipitous and partly ice-free W slopes. Bulgarian topographic survey Tangra 2004/05. Named after the Bulgarian ruler Khan Kardam, 777-802 AD.

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Location

Latitude:
62° 39' 25.0" S
-62.65694°
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Longitude:
60° 05' 26.0" W
-60.09056°
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Altitude:
Not recorded
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Images

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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:
4-Nov-2005

Related information

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