Tsankov Island

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

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

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Place ID: 20270
Name ID: 140130

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 mostly ice-covered island 625 m long in WSW-ENE direction and 216 m wide in the Dannebrog Islands group of Wilhelm Archipelago in the Antarctic Peninsula region. Surface area 9.48 ha. Situated 293 m NW of Stego Island, 175 m E of Bodloperka Island, 1.18 km SE of Sprey Island and 1.25 km WSW of Taralezh Island.

Named For

Named after the dermatologist Nikolay Tsankov, participant in the 2010/11 and subsequent Bulgarian Antarctic campaigns.

Location

Latitude:
65° 03' 58.8" S
-65.06633°
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Longitude:
64° 08' 38.0" W
-64.14389°
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Altitude:
Not recorded
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Images

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Map

Source

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

Comments

NULL

Approval status

Status:
Unknown
Date approved:
17-Apr-2020

Related information

Biodiversity
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Place names
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