Vaglen Point

Vaglen Point (The name as it would appear in a gazetteer)

Vaglen Point  (The name as it would appear on a map)

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Place ID: 19525
Name ID: 137897

Feature type: Point (8)

Origin

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

Narrative

The rock-tipped point on the SW side of the entrance to Chinstrap Cove on the NW coast of Clarence Island in the South Shetland Islands. Situated 5.75 km NNE of Craggy Point and 7.45 km SW of Humble Point. British mapping in 1972 and 2009. Named after the settlements of Vaglen in Northeastern and Southeastern Bulgaria.

Named For

Location

Latitude:
61° 14' 39.0" S
-61.24417°
Unknown precision
Longitude:
54° 11' 53.0" W
-54.19806°
Unknown precision
Altitude:
Not recorded
Unknown precision

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:
Unknown
Source Publisher:
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Remote sensing:
Not Applicable

Comments

None

Approval status

Status:
Unknown
Date approved:
21-Nov-2014

Related information

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Place names
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