Churicheni Island

Churicheni Island (The name as it would appear in a gazetteer)

Churicheni Island  (The name as it would appear on a map)

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Place ID: 19289
Name ID: 137654

Feature type:

Origin

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

Narrative

The ice-free island in the Onogur group off the NW coast of Robert Island in the South Shetland Islands situated 1.78 km NNE of Misnomer Point and 190 m W of Shipot Point. Extending 230 m by 140 m. Separated from Robert Island by a 100 m wide passage. British mapping in 1968 and Bulgarian mapping in 2009. Named after the settlement of Churicheni in Southwestern Bulgaria.

Named For

Location

Latitude:
62° 21' 02.5" S
-62.35069°
Accurate to 0m
Longitude:
59° 40' 33.0" W
-59.67583°
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:
16-Jul-2013

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