San Stefano Peak

San Stefano Peak (The name as it would appear in a gazetteer)

San Stefano Peak  (The name as it would appear on a map)

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Place ID: 18198
Name ID: 134744

Feature type: Peak

Origin

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

Narrative

The rocky peak rising to 256 m in Rugged Island off the W coast of Byers Peninsula, Livingston Island in the South Shetland Islands. Summit of the island, situated in its central part 3.48 km NE of Benson Point, 4.17 km SE of Cape Sheffield, 830 m S of Cherven Peak, 1.91 km W of Vund Point and 1.58 km NW of Radev Point. Spanish mapping in 1992 and Bulgarian in 2009. Named after the settlement of San Stefano in connection with the eponymous Treaty that restored Bulgaria's statehood on 3 March 1878.

Named For

Location

Latitude:
62° 37' 53.5" S
-62.63153°
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Longitude:
61° 13' 34.0" W
-61.22611°
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Altitude:
240 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 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:
15-Dec-2006

Related information

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