Scientific Committee on Antarctic Research (SCAR)
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Name | Latitude | Longitude | Feature Type |
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Provadiya Hook (BGR) | 62° 31' 47.0" S | 59° 47' 26.0" W | Spit |
Name ID: 134740
Place ID: 18194
The gravel barrier spit separating the inner Yankee Harbour, Greenwich Island from the outer Shopski Cove and McFarlane Strait. Boomerang-shaped, extending 700 m northwestward from the SW extremity of Oborishte Ridge to a point forming the SE side of the entrance to Shopski Cove, and named Provadiya Point in association, then extending 500 m northwards to end up in Spit Point, the latter forming the S side of the entrance to Yankee Harbour. British mapping in 1968. Named after the town of Provadiya in Northeastern Bulgaria. |
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