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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
931:(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, 384:. 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. 593:. 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. 507:
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 January 1829 and called Mount Herschel after Sir
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Named after the peak of Tumba in 929:Reference Elevation Model of Antarctica 912:United States Board on Geographic Names 830: 782: 770: 746: 710: 1054:Graham Land and South Shetland Islands 288:Features and nearby features include: 16:Chavdar Peninsula: Antarctic geography 1057:, BAS: British Antarctic Survey, 2005 7: 951:Find "Hillshade" and click on that 555:Mountain in Southwestern Bulgaria. 970:Find "Identify" and click on that 910:from websites or documents of the 735:Graham Land and South Shetland BAS 640: 14: 1143:Composite Gazetteer of Antarctica 1126:Composite Gazetteer of Antarctica 1109:Composite Gazetteer of Antarctica 1092:Composite Gazetteer of Antarctica 1075:Composite Gazetteer of Antarctica 1041:Composite Gazetteer of Antarctica 1024:Composite Gazetteer of Antarctica 959:Find "Contour" and click on that 886:Geographic Names of the Antarctic 239:Copernix annotated satellite view 906: This article incorporates 901: 233: 38: 31: 1160:which is used with permission. 883:Alberts, Fred G., ed. (1995), 1: 328:Belgian Antarctic Expedition 686:Graham Land. Connected to 278:GPX (secondary coordinates) 1205: 1179:Bulgaria and the Antarctic 342:by the British, after Sir 330:(BelgAE) under Lieutenant 1174:Peninsulas of Graham Land 469:, Southwestern Bulgaria. 273:GPX (primary coordinates) 248:Map all coordinates using 26: 857:, 64°08′20″S 60°40′30″W. 256:Download coordinates as: 1004:University of Minnesota 1000:Polar Geospatial Center 991:Antarctic REMA Explorer 936:Antarctic REMA Explorer 855:Antarctic REMA Explorer 908:public domain material 723:Chavdar Peninsula SCAR 512:in Southern Bulgaria. 184: 807:Samodiva Glacier SCAR 690:to the southeast by 673:64.13889°S 60.67500°W 619:64.10000°S 60.86667°W 538:64.09167°S 60.71667°W 495:64.09167°S 60.82500°W 452:64.08056°S 60.91667°W 268:GPX (all coordinates) 207:to the southwest and 199:to the southwest and 182: 143:64.09028°S 60.87917°W 95:64.09028°S 60.87917°W 678:-64.13889; -60.67500 624:-64.10000; -60.86667 543:-64.09167; -60.71667 500:-64.09167; -60.82500 457:-64.08056; -60.91667 148:-64.09028; -60.87917 100:-64.09028; -60.87917 1036:"Chavdar Peninsula" 700:Wright Ice Piedmont 669: /  615: /  577: /  534: /  491: /  448: /  406: /  368: /  336:Robert von Sterneck 310: /  191:. It is bounded by 189:Antarctic Peninsula 169:Antarctic Peninsula 138: /  90: /  23: 1121:"Samodiva Glacier" 819:Pirin Glacier SCAR 795:Tumba Ice Cap SCAR 759:Cape Herschel SCAR 467:Belasitsa Mountain 332:Adrien de Gerlache 211:to the northeast. 195:to the northeast, 185: 984: 983: 867:Kaliva Range SCAR 843:Mount Pénaud SCAR 581:64.133°S 60.800°W 410:64.083°S 61.300°W 372:64.017°S 60.950°W 314:64.067°S 61.033°W 154:Chavdar Peninsula 121:Chavdar Peninsula 118: 117: 106:Chavdar Peninsula 46:Chavdar Peninsula 22:Chavdar Peninsula 1196: 1150: 1133: 1116: 1099: 1082: 1065: 1064: 1062: 1048: 1031: 1014: 1013: 1011: 919: 905: 904: 900: 899: 897: 891: 870: 864: 858: 852: 846: 840: 834: 828: 822: 816: 810: 804: 798: 792: 786: 780: 774: 768: 762: 756: 750: 744: 738: 732: 726: 720: 684: 683: 681: 680: 679: 674: 670: 667: 666: 665: 662: 630: 629: 627: 626: 625: 620: 616: 613: 612: 611: 608: 592: 591: 589: 588: 587: 586:-64.133; -60.800 582: 578: 575: 574: 573: 570: 549: 548: 546: 545: 544: 539: 535: 532: 531: 530: 527: 506: 505: 503: 502: 501: 496: 492: 489: 488: 487: 484: 473:Samodiva Glacier 463: 462: 460: 459: 458: 453: 449: 446: 445: 444: 441: 424:Francisco Moreno 421: 420: 418: 417: 416: 415:-64.083; -61.300 411: 407: 404: 403: 402: 399: 383: 382: 380: 379: 378: 377:-64.017; -60.950 373: 369: 366: 365: 364: 361: 325: 324: 322: 321: 320: 319:-64.067; -61.033 315: 311: 308: 307: 306: 303: 237: 162: 161: 159: 158: 157: 155: 150: 149: 144: 139: 136: 135: 134: 131: 114: 113: 111: 110: 109: 107: 102: 101: 96: 91: 88: 87: 86: 83: 42: 41: 35: 24: 1204: 1203: 1199: 1198: 1197: 1195: 1194: 1193: 1164: 1163: 1153: 1138:"Tumba Ice Cap" 1136: 1119: 1104:"Pirin Glacier" 1102: 1085: 1068: 1060: 1058: 1051: 1034: 1019:"Cape Herschel" 1017: 1009: 1007: 988: 985: 902: 895: 893: 889: 882: 878: 873: 865: 861: 853: 849: 841: 837: 829: 825: 817: 813: 805: 801: 793: 789: 781: 777: 769: 765: 757: 753: 745: 741: 733: 729: 721: 712: 708: 696:Breguet Glacier 677: 675: 671: 668: 663: 660: 658: 656: 655: 653: 645:Alphonse Pénaud 623: 621: 617: 614: 609: 606: 604: 602: 601: 599: 585: 583: 579: 576: 571: 568: 566: 564: 563: 561: 559:Gregory Glacier 542: 540: 536: 533: 528: 525: 523: 521: 520: 518: 499: 497: 493: 490: 485: 482: 480: 478: 477: 475: 456: 454: 450: 447: 442: 439: 437: 435: 434: 432: 414: 412: 408: 405: 400: 397: 395: 393: 392: 390: 376: 374: 370: 367: 362: 359: 357: 355: 354: 352: 318: 316: 312: 309: 304: 301: 299: 297: 296: 294: 286: 285: 284: 283: 282: 243: 242: 241: 229: 221:Chavdar Voyvoda 217: 201:Gerlache Strait 177: 171:in Antarctica. 153: 151: 147: 145: 141: 140: 137: 132: 129: 127: 125: 124: 105: 103: 99: 97: 93: 92: 89: 84: 81: 79: 77: 76: 67:Gerlache Strait 53: 52: 51: 50: 49: 48: 47: 43: 17: 12: 11: 5: 1202: 1200: 1192: 1191: 1186: 1181: 1176: 1166: 1165: 1152: 1151: 1134: 1117: 1100: 1087:"Mount Pénaud" 1083: 1070:"Kaliva Range" 1066: 1049: 1032: 1015: 982: 981: 980: 979: 978: 977: 974: 968: 967: 966: 963: 957: 956: 955: 949: 946: 945: 944: 938: 924: 923: 922:REMA Explorer 917: 916: 915: 879: 877: 874: 872: 871: 859: 847: 835: 833:, p. 295. 823: 811: 799: 787: 785:, p. 504. 775: 773:, p. 502. 763: 751: 749:, p. 712. 739: 727: 709: 707: 704: 652: 649: 641:#Cape Sterneck 598: 595: 560: 557: 517: 514: 474: 471: 431: 428: 389: 386: 351: 350:Monument Rocks 348: 293: 290: 281: 280: 275: 270: 265: 259: 253: 246: 245: 244: 232: 231: 230: 228: 225: 216: 213: 176: 173: 116: 115: 74: 70: 69: 64: 60: 59: 55: 54: 45: 44: 37: 36: 30: 29: 28: 27: 15: 13: 10: 9: 6: 4: 3: 2: 1201: 1190: 1187: 1185: 1182: 1180: 1177: 1175: 1172: 1171: 1169: 1162: 1161: 1159: 1149: 1145: 1144: 1139: 1135: 1132: 1128: 1127: 1122: 1118: 1115: 1111: 1110: 1105: 1101: 1098: 1094: 1093: 1088: 1084: 1081: 1077: 1076: 1071: 1067: 1056: 1055: 1050: 1047: 1043: 1042: 1037: 1033: 1030: 1026: 1025: 1020: 1016: 1005: 1001: 997: 993: 992: 987: 986: 975: 972: 971: 969: 964: 961: 960: 958: 953: 952: 950: 947: 942: 941: 939: 937: 933: 932: 930: 926: 925: 921: 920: 913: 909: 888: 887: 881: 880: 875: 868: 863: 860: 856: 851: 848: 844: 839: 836: 832: 827: 824: 820: 815: 812: 808: 803: 800: 796: 791: 788: 784: 779: 776: 772: 767: 764: 760: 755: 752: 748: 743: 740: 736: 731: 728: 724: 719: 717: 715: 711: 705: 703: 701: 697: 694:. 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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
64°04′50″S 60°55′00″W / 64.08056°S 60.91667°W / -64.08056; -60.91667

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