Parlichev Ridge

Parlichev Ridge (The name as it would appear in a gazetteer)

Parlichev Ridge  (The name as it would appear on a map)

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Place ID: 19225
Name ID: 137526

Feature type:

Origin

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

Narrative

The narrow rocky ridge extending 33.9 km from the foothills of Madrid Dome to the W to Kalina Point to the E, 3.8 km wide, and rising to 1250 m (Vrelo Peak) in Aristotle Mountains on Oscar II Coast in Graham Land. Surmounting Melville Glacier to the N, Domlyan Bay to the NE, and Pequod Glacier to the S. Intersected by a branch of Pequod Glacier flowing northwards to join Melville Glacier. British mapping in 1976. Named after the Bulgarian poet Grigor Parlichev (1830-1893), in connection with the settlement of Parlichevo in Northwestern Bulgaria.

Named For

Location

Latitude:
65° 30' 14.0" S
-65.50389°
Accurate to 0m
Longitude:
62° 25' 52.0" W
-62.43111°
Accurate to 0m
Altitude:
Not recorded
Accurate to 0m

Images

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Map

Source

Location Method:
Unknown The coordinates for this place name were derived from Map id 0 - This map does not exist in the SCAR Map Catalogue. in the SCAR Map Catalogue.
Source Name:
Unknown
Source Identifier:
Source Scale:
Unknown
Source Institution:
Unknown
Source Person:
Unknown
Source Publisher:
Unknown
Remote sensing:
Not Applicable

Comments

None

Approval status

Status:
Unknown
Date approved:
27-Feb-2013

Related information

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