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Sexaginta Prista Bay (The name as it would appear in a gazetteer)
Sexaginta Prista Bay (The name as it would appear on a map)
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This name originates from Bulgaria. It is part of the Bulgaria Gazetteer and the SCAR Composite Gazetteer of Antarctica.
The 6.5 km wide bay indenting for 4 km Oscar II Coast in Graham Land SW of Delusion Point and NE of Radovene Point. Part of Exasperation Inlet, formed as a result of the break-up of Larsen Ice Shelf in the area and the retreat of Mapple Glacier in the early 21st century. Antarctic Digital Database mapping in 2012. Named after the ancient Roman town of Sexaginta Prista in Northeastern Bulgaria.
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