St. Theodosius Nunatak

St. Theodosius Nunatak (The name as it would appear in a gazetteer)

St. Theodosius Nunatak  (The name as it would appear on a map)

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Place ID: 19939
Name ID: 138395

Feature type: Nunatak

Origin

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

Narrative

The mostly ice-free ridge extending 1.9 km in NE-SW direction and 1 km wide, rising to 600 m on the W side of Havre Mountains in northern Alexander Island. Situated 3.13 km ENE of Buneva Point, 8.86 km SSW of St. George Peak, 5.6 km W of Kutev Peak and 8.4 km NW of Simon Peak. Surmounts Lennon Glacier to the N and Pipkov Glacier to the SSE. British mapping in 1991.

Named For

Named after the Bulgarian cleric and hermit St. Theodosius of Tarnovo (1300-1363), in connection with the settlement of Teodosievo in Northern Bulgaria.

Location

Latitude:
69° 13' 13.0" S
-69.22028°
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Longitude:
72° 04' 36.0" W
-72.07667°
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Altitude:
600 m
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Images

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Map

Source

Location Method:
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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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