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Name Latitude Longitude Feature Type
Trakiya Heights (BGR) 63° 45' 07.0" S 58° 31' 10.0" W
Name ID: 137045 Place ID: 18709

The heights rising to 1336 m on Trinity Peninsula, Antarctic Peninsula. Bounded by Russell West Glacier to the N, Russell East Glacier to the NE, Victory Glacier to the SW and Zlidol Gate to the NW. Surmounting Prince Gustav Channel, Weddell Sea to the SE. Extending 10 km in NW-SE direction and 5.9 km in NE-SW direction. German-British mapping in 1996. Named after the historical region of Trakiya (Thrace). Approved on June 3, 2010.

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