Vromos Island

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

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

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Place ID: 19385
Name ID: 137750

Feature type: Island (5)

Origin

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

Narrative

The rocky island 600 m long in E-W direction and 260 m wide in Perrier Bay on the NW coast of Anvers Island in the Palmer Archipelago. Situated 5.32 km ENE of Giard Point and 11.45 km S of Quinton Point. Separated from Trebishte Island to the S by a 300 m wide passage. British mapping in 1980. Named after Vromos Bay on the Bulgarian Black Sea Coast.

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Location

Latitude:
64° 24' 55.0" S
-64.41528°
Unknown precision
Longitude:
63° 41' 36.0" W
-63.69333°
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Altitude:
Not recorded
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Images

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Map

Source

Location Method:
Unknown
Source Name:
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Source Identifier:
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:
21-Oct-2013

Related information

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