Nikyup Point

Nikyup Point (The name as it would appear in a gazetteer)

Nikyup Point  (The name as it would appear on a map)

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Place ID: 18687
Name ID: 137003

Feature type: None recorded.

Origin

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

Narrative

The point next E of Andrew Glacier terminus on Trinity Peninsula, Antarctic Peninsula. Situated 12.65 km SSE of Radibosh Point, 6.3 km NE of Velichkov Knoll, 6.76 km W of Almond Point and 19.2 km SW of Cape Kjellman. Shape enhanced as a result of Andrew Glacier?s retreat in the late 20th and early 21st century. German-British mapping in 1996. Named after the settlement of Nikyup in Northern Bulgaria. Approved on June 3, 2010.

Named For

Location

Latitude:
63° 51' 52.0" S
-63.86444°
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Longitude:
59° 38' 55.0" W
-59.64861°
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Altitude:
0 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:
3-Jun-2010

Related information

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