Eurydice Peninsula

Eurydice Peninsula (The name as it would appear in a gazetteer)

Eurydice Peninsula  (The name as it would appear on a map)

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Place ID: 19293
Name ID: 137658

Feature type:

Origin

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

Narrative

The predominantly ice-covered 8 km wide peninsula projecting from Danco Coast, Antarctic Peninsula 7.4 km northwestwards into Charlotte Bay S of Recess Cove. Ending in Sepúlveda Point to the N and Meusnier Point to the W. British mapping in 1978. Named after Eurydice, the mythical wife of the Thracian singer Orpheus.

Named For

Location

Latitude:
64° 33' 50.0" S
-64.56389°
Accurate to 0m
Longitude:
61° 31' 40.0" W
-61.52778°
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

Related information

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