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St. Christopher Island (The name as it would appear in a gazetteer)
St. Christopher 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 mostly ice-covered island extending 680 m in SW-NE direction and 580 m in SE-NW direction lying in Papazov Passage, Biscoe Islands. Surface area 24 ha. Situated 3 km SW of Edholm Point on Krogh Island, 90 m WNW of Bona Mansio Island, 1 km NE of the nearest point of DuBois Island and 1.86 km SE of Talbott Point on the last island.
Named after St. Christopher (3rd century), the patron saint of travellers.
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