Scientific Committee on Antarctic Research (SCAR)
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in the framework of the SCAR Standing Committee on Antarctic Geographic Information (SCAGI)
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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Feature type: Island
This name originates from Bulgaria. It is part of the Bulgaria Gazetteer and the SCAR Composite Gazetteer of Antarctica.
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 after the Bulgarian-French artist George Papazov (1894-1972).
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