Korsis Island

Korsis Island (The name as it would appear in a gazetteer)

Korsis Island  (The name as it would appear on a map)

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Place ID: 19875
Name ID: 138297

Feature type: Island ( 5 )

Origin

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

Narrative

The rocky island lying 150 m off the NW coast of Snow Island, extending 300 m in SE-NW direction and 180 m wide. Situated 750 m NE of Byewater Point, 760 m ENE of Gergini Reef and 2.93 km SW of Bizone Rock. Bulgarian mapping in 2009.

Named For

Named after the settlement of Gergini in Northern Bulgaria.

Location

Latitude:
62° 44' 49.5" S
-62.74708°
Unknown precision
Longitude:
61° 29' 44.0" W
-61.49556°
Unknown precision
Altitude:
Not recorded
Unknown precision

Images

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Map

Source

Location Method:
Unknown
Source Name:
Unknown
Source Identifier:
Source Scale:
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Source Institution:
Unknown
Source Person:
Unknown
Source Publisher:
Unknown
Remote sensing:
Not Applicable

Comments

None

Approval status

Status:
Unknown
Date approved:
23-Mar-2017

Related information

Biodiversity
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Place names
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