Kostenets Saddle

Kostenets Saddle (The name as it would appear in a gazetteer)

Kostenets Saddle  (The name as it would appear on a map)

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Place ID: 18511
Name ID: 136844

Feature type: Saddle ( 2e)

Origin

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

Narrative

The saddle of elevation 1520 m in Imeon Range on Smith Island in the South Shetland Islands bounded by Mount Pisgah to the N and the E ridge of Drinov Peak to the S. Overlooking the head of Vetrino Glacier to the W. Bulgarian mapping in 2009. Named after the town of Kostenets in Southwestern Bulgaria.

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Location

Latitude:
62° 56' 46.0" S
-62.94611°
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Longitude:
62° 27' 24.0" W
-62.45667°
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Altitude:
1520 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:
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Source Publisher:
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Remote sensing:
Not Applicable

Comments

None

Approval status

Status:
Unknown
Date approved:
23-Nov-2009

Related information

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