Scientific Committee on Antarctic Research (SCAR)
Collated by Programma Nazionale di Ricerche in Antartide (Italy)
in the framework of the SCAR Standing Committee on Antarctic Geographic Information (SCAGI)
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| Name | Latitude | Longitude | Feature Type |
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| Archar Peninsula (BGR) | 62° 27' 30.0" S | 60° 00' 00.0" W | Peninsula |
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Name ID: 134528
Place ID: 17946
The 3-km long peninsula forming the NW extremity of Greenwich Island. Bounded by Razlog Cove to the N, and McFarlane Strait to the S. The NW half is snow-free in summer. Named after the settlement of Archar in Northwestern Bulgaria, successor of the ancient town of Ratiaria. |
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