Gesha Point

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

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

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Place ID: 19532
Name ID: 137904

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 small point on the E coast of Clarence Island in the South Shetland Islands separating the glacier termini of Orcho Glacier to the N and Treskavets Glacier to the S. Situated 3.87 km SW of Ilyo Point and 2.4 km NW of Sugarloaf Island. British mapping in 1972 and 2009. Named after the settlement of Gesha in Northern Bulgaria.

Named For

Location

Latitude:
61° 12' 26.3" S
-61.20731°
Unknown precision
Longitude:
54° 03' 39.0" W
-54.06083°
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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-Nov-2014

Related information

Biodiversity
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Place names
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