Batil Spur

Batil Spur (The name as it would appear in a gazetteer)

Batil Spur  (The name as it would appear on a map)

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Place ID: 19441
Name ID: 137792

Feature type: Ridge (2b)

Origin

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

Narrative

The rocky ridge extending 3.9 km and 1.3 km wide, forming the SE extremity of Flowers Hill on the E side of Sentinel Range in Ellsworth Mountains. Its southernmost height of elevation 400 m is situated 13.4 km SE of Gubesh Peak, 21 km ENE of Long Peak in Petvar Heights, and 13.3 km NE of Johnson Spur and 13.07 km ESE of Taylor Spur in Doyran Heights. Surmounting Rutford Ice Stream to the E and the ends of its tributaries flowing from Sikera Valley and Doyran Heights to the W. US mapping in 1961 and 1988. Named after the medieval fortress of Batil in Western Bulgaria.

Named For

Location

Latitude:
78° 32' 43.0" S
-78.54528°
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Longitude:
83° 45' 36.0" W
-83.76000°
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Altitude:
400 m
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Images

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Map

Source

Location Method:
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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:
3-Jan-2014

Related information

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