Pipkov Glacier

Pipkov Glacier (The name as it would appear in a gazetteer)

Pipkov Glacier  (The name as it would appear on a map)

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Place ID: 19943
Name ID: 138388

Feature type: Glacier

Origin

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

Narrative

The 11 km long in ENE-WSW direction and 3.2 km wide glacier on the W side of Havre Mountains in northern Alexander Island. Situated S and SW of Lennon Glacier, and N of Oselna Glacier. Flows westwards between Kutev Peak and Nicolai Peak on the N, and Simon Peak on the S, and enters Lazarev Bay SE of Buneva Point and N of Kamhi Point. British mapping in 1971 and 1991.

Named For

Named after the Bulgarian composers Panayot Pipkov (1871-1942) and Lyubomir Pipkov (1904-1974).

Location

Latitude:
69° 14' 05.0" S
-69.23472°
Unknown precision
Longitude:
71° 56' 10.0" W
-71.93611°
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Altitude:
Not recorded
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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

request by L. Ivanov, 12.07.2018

Approval status

Status:
Unknown
Date approved:
23-Mar-2017

Related information

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