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)
SCAR Gazetteer Information: Each place can have one or more entries in the SCAR Composite Gazetteer, dependant on its origin. By viewing an individual entry, you may see multiple references to the same place. SCAR uses a more general feature type coding, so each place will, in general, have multiple feature types.
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| Name | Latitude | Longitude | Feature Type |
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| Vidin Heights (BGR) | 62° 32' 03.0" S | 60° 09' 53.0" W | Heights |
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Name ID: 105048
Place ID: 15497
Ice-covered heights occupying the central area of Varna Peninsula, Livingston Island. Long 8km, trending WSW-ENE toward Inott Point. Highest point of elevation over 600m located 4.35km NNE of Leslie Hill and 9.45km N by E of Mount Bowles. Featuring Samuel Peak 1.8km ESE of its highest point, and Sharp Peak at its ENE extremity. Named after the Bulgarian town of Vidin. |
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| Vidin Heights (GBR) | 62° 31' 56.5" S | 60° 09' 46.3" W | Heights |
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Name ID: 111771
Place ID: 15497
Heights, rising to approx. 600m on the Varna Peninsula, Livingston Island, South Shetland Islands. Approx. 8km long, trending WSW-ENE towards Knott Point. Highest point located approx. 4350m NNE of Leslie Hill, 9450m N by E of the highest point of Mount Bowles. Named after the town, Vidin in north-western Bulgaria. (APC, 1998). |
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