Purmerul Peak

Purmerul Peak (The name as it would appear in a gazetteer)

Purmerul Peak  (The name as it would appear on a map)

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Place ID: 19564
Name ID: 137936

Feature type: Peak (2d)

Origin

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

Narrative

The ice-covered peak rising to 2000 m in the W foothills of Bruce Plateau on Loubet Coast in Graham Land. Situated 14.58 km N of Semela Ridge, 11.1 km E of Mount Lyttleton, 20 km SSE of Crookes Peak and 16.11 km NW of Slessor Peak. Steep and partly ice-free S and W slopes. Surmounts Hamblin Glacier to the SW and Hugi Glacier to the N. British mapping in 1976. Named after the Thracian god Purmerul.

Named For

Location

Latitude:
66° 23' 51.0" S
-66.39750°
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Longitude:
65° 08' 39.0" W
-65.14417°
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Altitude:
2000 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 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

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