Mediolana Peak

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

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

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Place ID: 19590
Name ID: 137965

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 of elevation 1300 m in the NW part of Basarbovo Ridge in Stribog Mountains on Brabant Island in the Palmer Archipelago. Situated 6.8 km E of Mount Parry, 6.2 km SW of Opizo Peak, 6.22 km WSW of Einthoven Hill and 3.23 km NW of Podem Peak. Steep and partly ice-free S slopes. Surmounts Malpighi Glacier to the SW and Svetovrachene Glacier to the NE. British mapping in 1980 and 2008. Named after the ancient Roman fortress of Mediolana in Northeastern Bulgaria.

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Location

Latitude:
64° 15' 44.0" S
-64.26222°
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Longitude:
62° 15' 49.0" W
-62.26361°
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Altitude:
1300 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 Institution:
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Source Person:
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Source Publisher:
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Remote sensing:
Not Applicable

Comments

new feature (L. Ivanov, 25/05/15) JM

Approval status

Status:
Unknown
Date approved:
19-May-2015

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