Piyanets Ridge

Piyanets Ridge (The name as it would appear in a gazetteer)

Piyanets Ridge  (The name as it would appear on a map)

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Place ID: 19849
Name ID: 138271

Feature type: Ridge ( 2d )

Origin

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

Narrative

The upturned V-shaped, mostly ice-free ridge extending 5.6 km in N-S direction, 2.4 km wide and rising to 1000 m in Havre Mountains, northern Alexander Island. Situated 4.55 km NE of the coastal point formed by Hopkins Ridge, 3.77 km SE of Gazey Nunatak and 9.2 km NW of Mount Holt. Surmounts Kolokita Cove to the SW. British mapping in 1971.

Named For

Named after the region of Piyanets in Western Bulgaria.

Location

Latitude:
69° 20' 24.0" S
-69.34000°
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Longitude:
71° 46' 20.0" W
-71.77222°
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Altitude:
1000 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:
23-Mar-2017

Related information

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