Papazov Island

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

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

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Place ID: 20021
Name ID: 139071

Feature type: Island

Origin

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

Narrative

The 200 m long in WSW-ENE direction and 100 m wide rocky island lying off the entrance to Velcha Cove on the E coast of Astrolabe Island in Bransfield Strait. Situated 2.27 km SE of Kanarata Point and 1.4 km E of Drumohar Peak. German-British mapping in 1996.

Named For

Named after the Bulgarian-French artist George Papazov (1894-1972).

Location

Latitude:
63° 18' 19.0" S
-63.30528°
Unknown precision
Longitude:
58° 39' 12.0" W
-58.65333°
Unknown precision
Altitude:
Not recorded
Unknown precision

Images

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Map

Source

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

Comments

None

Approval status

Status:
Unknown
Date approved:
11-Jul-2018

Related information

Biodiversity
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Place names
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