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Chavdar Peninsula

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A mostly ice-covered range extending 24.7 kilometres (15.3 mi) in SE-NW direction and 10 kilometres (6.2 mi) wide, rising to 1,771 metres (5,810 ft) high in the northwest foothills of Detroit Plateau and partly on Chavdar Peninsula, on the border between Davis Coast and Danco Coast in
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An ice cap covering the western half of Chavdar Peninsula. Situated west of Samodiva Glacier, and extending 7.7 kilometres (4.8 mi) in E-W direction and 4 kilometres (2.5 mi) in N-S direction. Draining both northwards into Curtiss Bay and southwards into Hughes Bay. British mapping in
942:(REMA) gives ice surface measurements of most of the continent. When a feature is ice-covered, the ice surface will differ from the underlying rock surface and will change over time. To see ice surface contours and elevation of a feature as of the last REMA update, 395:. A group of rocks lying 4 nautical miles (7.4 km; 4.6 mi) northeast of Cape Sterneck in the entrance to Curtiss Bay, northern Graham Land. Roughly charted and given this descriptive name by James Hoseason, First Mate of the sealer Sprightly in 1824. 604:. Glacier flowing into Cierva Cove north of Breguet Glacier, on the west coast of Graham Land. Shown on an Argentine government chart of 1957. Named by the UK-APC in 1960 for H. Franklin Gregory, American pioneer in the development and use of helicopters. 518:
A 3.7 kilometres (2.3 mi) long and 1.8 kilometres (1.1 mi) wide glacier in the east part of Chavdar Peninsula, draining north-northeastwards east of Mount Pénaud to enter Curtiss Bay west of Seaplane Point. Named after the settlement of
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A 5.7 kilometres (3.5 mi) long and 6 kilometres (3.7 mi) wide glacier situated next east of Chavdar Peninsula. Draining north-northwestwards to enter the head of Curtiss Bay east of Seaplane Point. Named after
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A mountain rising to about 1,050 metres (3,440 ft) east-southeast of Cape Herschel, Danco Coast, was roughly charted by
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to the south, Gregory Glacier to the southwest, Tumba Ice Cap, Samodiva Glacier and Pirin Glacier to the north, and
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to the northeast. Named after the ancient fortress of Kaliva in Southeastern Bulgaria.
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Danco Coast, Antarctic Peninsula. Chavdar Peninsula at the northeast end
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Chavdar Peninsula is named for the 16th-century Bulgarian rebel leader
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explored this area and named this cape for the German geophysicist
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whose apparatus was used on the expedition. The cape is called
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to the northwest. Its west extremity Cape Sterneck separates
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In the "Contour properties" box, select Contour Interval = 1m
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in January 1829 and called Mount Herschel after Sir
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Named after the peak of Tumba in 940:Reference Elevation Model of Antarctica 923:United States Board on Geographic Names 841: 793: 781: 757: 721: 1065:Graham Land and South Shetland Islands 299:Features and nearby features include: 27:Chavdar Peninsula: Antarctic geography 1068:, BAS: British Antarctic Survey, 2005 7: 962:Find "Hillshade" and click on that 566:Mountain in Southwestern Bulgaria. 981:Find "Identify" and click on that 921:from websites or documents of the 746:Graham Land and South Shetland BAS 651: 25: 1154:Composite Gazetteer of Antarctica 1137:Composite Gazetteer of Antarctica 1120:Composite Gazetteer of Antarctica 1103:Composite Gazetteer of Antarctica 1086:Composite Gazetteer of Antarctica 1052:Composite Gazetteer of Antarctica 1035:Composite Gazetteer of Antarctica 970:Find "Contour" and click on that 897:Geographic Names of the Antarctic 250:Copernix annotated satellite view 917: This article incorporates 912: 244: 49: 42: 1171:which is used with permission. 894:Alberts, Fred G., ed. (1995), 1: 339:Belgian Antarctic Expedition 697:Graham Land. Connected to 289:GPX (secondary coordinates) 1216: 1190:Bulgaria and the Antarctic 353:by the British, after Sir 341:(BelgAE) under Lieutenant 1185:Peninsulas of Graham Land 480:, Southwestern Bulgaria. 284:GPX (primary coordinates) 259:Map all coordinates using 37: 868:, 64°08′20″S 60°40′30″W. 267:Download coordinates as: 1015:University of Minnesota 1011:Polar Geospatial Center 1002:Antarctic REMA Explorer 947:Antarctic REMA Explorer 866:Antarctic REMA Explorer 919:public domain material 734:Chavdar Peninsula SCAR 523:in Southern Bulgaria. 195: 818:Samodiva Glacier SCAR 701:to the southeast by 684:64.13889°S 60.67500°W 630:64.10000°S 60.86667°W 549:64.09167°S 60.71667°W 506:64.09167°S 60.82500°W 463:64.08056°S 60.91667°W 279:GPX (all coordinates) 218:to the southwest and 210:to the southwest and 193: 154:64.09028°S 60.87917°W 106:64.09028°S 60.87917°W 689:-64.13889; -60.67500 635:-64.10000; -60.86667 554:-64.09167; -60.71667 511:-64.09167; -60.82500 468:-64.08056; -60.91667 159:-64.09028; -60.87917 111:-64.09028; -60.87917 1047:"Chavdar Peninsula" 711:Wright Ice Piedmont 680: /  626: /  588: /  545: /  502: /  459: /  417: /  379: /  347:Robert von Sterneck 321: /  202:. It is bounded by 200:Antarctic Peninsula 180:Antarctic Peninsula 149: /  101: /  34: 1132:"Samodiva Glacier" 830:Pirin Glacier SCAR 806:Tumba Ice Cap SCAR 770:Cape Herschel SCAR 478:Belasitsa Mountain 343:Adrien de Gerlache 222:to the northeast. 206:to the northeast, 196: 995: 994: 878:Kaliva Range SCAR 854:Mount Pénaud SCAR 592:64.133°S 60.800°W 421:64.083°S 61.300°W 383:64.017°S 60.950°W 325:64.067°S 61.033°W 165:Chavdar Peninsula 132:Chavdar Peninsula 129: 128: 117:Chavdar Peninsula 57:Chavdar Peninsula 33:Chavdar Peninsula 16:(Redirected from 1207: 1161: 1144: 1127: 1110: 1093: 1076: 1075: 1073: 1059: 1042: 1025: 1024: 1022: 930: 916: 915: 911: 910: 908: 902: 881: 875: 869: 863: 857: 851: 845: 839: 833: 827: 821: 815: 809: 803: 797: 791: 785: 779: 773: 767: 761: 755: 749: 743: 737: 731: 695: 694: 692: 691: 690: 685: 681: 678: 677: 676: 673: 641: 640: 638: 637: 636: 631: 627: 624: 623: 622: 619: 603: 602: 600: 599: 598: 597:-64.133; -60.800 593: 589: 586: 585: 584: 581: 560: 559: 557: 556: 555: 550: 546: 543: 542: 541: 538: 517: 516: 514: 513: 512: 507: 503: 500: 499: 498: 495: 484:Samodiva Glacier 474: 473: 471: 470: 469: 464: 460: 457: 456: 455: 452: 435:Francisco Moreno 432: 431: 429: 428: 427: 426:-64.083; -61.300 422: 418: 415: 414: 413: 410: 394: 393: 391: 390: 389: 388:-64.017; -60.950 384: 380: 377: 376: 375: 372: 336: 335: 333: 332: 331: 330:-64.067; -61.033 326: 322: 319: 318: 317: 314: 248: 173: 172: 170: 169: 168: 166: 161: 160: 155: 150: 147: 146: 145: 142: 125: 124: 122: 121: 120: 118: 113: 112: 107: 102: 99: 98: 97: 94: 53: 52: 46: 35: 21: 1215: 1214: 1210: 1209: 1208: 1206: 1205: 1204: 1175: 1174: 1164: 1149:"Tumba Ice Cap" 1147: 1130: 1115:"Pirin Glacier" 1113: 1096: 1079: 1071: 1069: 1062: 1045: 1030:"Cape Herschel" 1028: 1020: 1018: 999: 996: 913: 906: 904: 900: 893: 889: 884: 876: 872: 864: 860: 852: 848: 840: 836: 828: 824: 816: 812: 804: 800: 792: 788: 780: 776: 768: 764: 756: 752: 744: 740: 732: 723: 719: 707:Breguet Glacier 688: 686: 682: 679: 674: 671: 669: 667: 666: 664: 656:Alphonse Pénaud 634: 632: 628: 625: 620: 617: 615: 613: 612: 610: 596: 594: 590: 587: 582: 579: 577: 575: 574: 572: 570:Gregory Glacier 553: 551: 547: 544: 539: 536: 534: 532: 531: 529: 510: 508: 504: 501: 496: 493: 491: 489: 488: 486: 467: 465: 461: 458: 453: 450: 448: 446: 445: 443: 425: 423: 419: 416: 411: 408: 406: 404: 403: 401: 387: 385: 381: 378: 373: 370: 368: 366: 365: 363: 329: 327: 323: 320: 315: 312: 310: 308: 307: 305: 297: 296: 295: 294: 293: 254: 253: 252: 240: 232:Chavdar Voyvoda 228: 212:Gerlache Strait 188: 182:in Antarctica. 164: 162: 158: 156: 152: 151: 148: 143: 140: 138: 136: 135: 116: 114: 110: 108: 104: 103: 100: 95: 92: 90: 88: 87: 78:Gerlache Strait 64: 63: 62: 61: 60: 59: 58: 54: 28: 23: 22: 15: 12: 11: 5: 1213: 1211: 1203: 1202: 1197: 1192: 1187: 1177: 1176: 1163: 1162: 1145: 1128: 1111: 1098:"Mount Pénaud" 1094: 1081:"Kaliva Range" 1077: 1060: 1043: 1026: 993: 992: 991: 990: 989: 988: 985: 979: 978: 977: 974: 968: 967: 966: 960: 957: 956: 955: 949: 935: 934: 933:REMA Explorer 928: 927: 926: 890: 888: 885: 883: 882: 870: 858: 846: 844:, p. 295. 834: 822: 810: 798: 796:, p. 504. 786: 784:, p. 502. 774: 762: 760:, p. 712. 750: 738: 720: 718: 715: 663: 660: 652:#Cape Sterneck 609: 606: 571: 568: 528: 525: 485: 482: 442: 439: 400: 397: 362: 361:Monument Rocks 359: 304: 301: 292: 291: 286: 281: 276: 270: 264: 257: 256: 255: 243: 242: 241: 239: 236: 227: 224: 187: 184: 127: 126: 85: 81: 80: 75: 71: 70: 66: 65: 56: 55: 48: 47: 41: 40: 39: 38: 26: 24: 14: 13: 10: 9: 6: 4: 3: 2: 1212: 1201: 1198: 1196: 1193: 1191: 1188: 1186: 1183: 1182: 1180: 1173: 1172: 1170: 1160: 1156: 1155: 1150: 1146: 1143: 1139: 1138: 1133: 1129: 1126: 1122: 1121: 1116: 1112: 1109: 1105: 1104: 1099: 1095: 1092: 1088: 1087: 1082: 1078: 1067: 1066: 1061: 1058: 1054: 1053: 1048: 1044: 1041: 1037: 1036: 1031: 1027: 1016: 1012: 1008: 1004: 1003: 998: 997: 986: 983: 982: 980: 975: 972: 971: 969: 964: 963: 961: 958: 953: 952: 950: 948: 944: 943: 941: 937: 936: 932: 931: 924: 920: 899: 898: 892: 891: 886: 879: 874: 871: 867: 862: 859: 855: 850: 847: 843: 838: 835: 831: 826: 823: 819: 814: 811: 807: 802: 799: 795: 790: 787: 783: 778: 775: 771: 766: 763: 759: 754: 751: 747: 742: 739: 735: 730: 728: 726: 722: 716: 714: 712: 708: 705:. 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Cape Herschel
Chavdar Peninsula is located in Antarctica
Gerlache Strait
64°05′25″S 60°52′45″W / 64.09028°S 60.87917°W / -64.09028; -60.87917 (Chavdar Peninsula)
64°05′25″S 60°52′45″W / 64.09028°S 60.87917°W / -64.09028; -60.87917 (Chavdar Peninsula)
Graham Land
Antarctic Peninsula

Antarctic Peninsula
Curtiss Bay
Hughes Bay
Gerlache Strait
Danco Coast
Davis Coast
Chavdar Voyvoda

Copernix annotated satellite view
OpenStreetMap
KML
GPX (all coordinates)
GPX (primary coordinates)
GPX (secondary coordinates)
64°04′S 61°02′W / 64.067°S 61.033°W / -64.067; -61.033
Belgian Antarctic Expedition
Adrien de Gerlache
Robert von Sterneck
John Herschel
64°01′S 60°57′W / 64.017°S 60.950°W / -64.017; -60.950
64°05′S 61°18′W / 64.083°S 61.300°W / -64.083; -61.300
Francisco Moreno

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