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Basarbovo Ridge
Basarbovo Ridge ( bg, text=Басарбовски рид, italic=no, ‘Basarbovski Rid’ \ba-'sar-bov-ski 'rid\) is the ice-covered ridge rising to 1421 mReference Elevation Model of Antarctica. Polar Geospatial Center. University of Minnesota, 2019 on the east side of the on Brabant Island in the Palmer Archipelago, . It extends 10.4&n ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Stribog Mountains
Stribog Mountains ( bg, планина Стрибог, ‘Planina Stribog’ \pla-ni-'na 'stri-bog\) is the principal mountain system of Brabant Island in the Palmer Archipelago, Antarctica rising to 2498 mReference Elevation Model of Antarctica. Polar Geospatial Center. University of Minnesota, 2019 (). The feature is 40 km long in north-south direction and 15 km wide, connected to on the northeast by |
Brabant Island
Brabant Island is the second largest island of the Palmer Archipelago within the British Antarctic Territory, lying between Anvers Island and Liège Island. Brabant Island is long north-south, wide, and rises to in Mount Parry. The interior of the island is occupied by two mountain ranges, Solvay Mountains ( Cook Summit, 1590 m) in its southern part and Stribog Mountains (summit Mount Parry) in its central and northern parts. It was named by the Belgian Antarctic Expedition (1897–1899) under Adrien de Gerlache, who named it after the Belgian Province of Brabant, in recognition of the support given to the expedition by its citizens. A paper summarizing the Joint Services expedition of 1984–1985 describes the island as "notoriously inhospitable" and states that there is evidence for only six visits between the discovery in 1898 and 1984. Members of the expedition overwintered there in 1984–1985, and made the first ascent of Mount Parry. Geology The Brabant Island ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Palmer Archipelago
Palmer Archipelago, also known as Antarctic Archipelago, Archipiélago Palmer, Antarktiske Arkipel or Palmer Inseln, is a group of islands off the northwestern coast of the Antarctic Peninsula. It extends from Tower Island in the north to Anvers Island in the south. It is separated by the Gerlache and Bismarck straits from the Antarctic Peninsula and Wilhelm Archipelago, respectively. Palmer Archipelago is located at . History Adrien de Gerlache, leader of the Belgian Antarctic Expedition (1897–1899), discovered the archipelago in 1898. He named it Archipelago Palmer for American Captain Nathaniel Palmer, who navigated these waters in 1820. Both Argentina and the United Kingdom The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom (UK) or Britain, is a country in Europe, off the north-western coast of the European mainland, continental mainland. It comprises England, Scotlan ... have operated research stations there. Isla ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Antarctica
Antarctica () is Earth's southernmost and least-populated continent. Situated almost entirely south of the Antarctic Circle and surrounded by the Southern Ocean, it contains the geographic South Pole. Antarctica is the fifth-largest continent, being about 40% larger than Europe, and has an area of . Most of Antarctica is covered by the Antarctic ice sheet, with an average thickness of . Antarctica is, on average, the coldest, driest, and windiest of the continents, and it has the highest average elevation. It is mainly a polar desert, with annual precipitation of over along the coast and far less inland. About 70% of the world's freshwater reserves are frozen in Antarctica, which, if melted, would raise global sea levels by almost . Antarctica holds the record for the lowest measured temperature on Earth, . The coastal regions can reach temperatures over in summer. Native species of animals include mites, nematodes, penguins, seals and tardigrades. Where ve ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Taran Plateau
Taran Plateau ( bg, Търънско плато, ‘Taransko Plato’ \t&-'r&n-sko 'pla-to\) is the ice-covered plateau of elevation 1100 to 1700 mReference Elevation Model of Antarctica. Polar Geospatial Center. University of Minnesota, 2019 on the east side of Harvey Heights in on Brabant Island in the Palmer Archipelago, |
Bov Point
Bov Point ( bg, text=нос Бов, italic=yes, ‘Nos Bov’ \'nos 'bov\) is the ice-covered point on the south side of the entrance to Kayak Bay on the east coast of Brabant Island in the Palmer Archipelago, Antarctica. The point is named after the settlement of Bov in Western Bulgaria. Location Bov Point is located at , which is 9.36 km southwest of Mitchell Point, 2.7 km west of Hvarchil Point on Lecointe Island, 3.35 km north-northeast of Momino Point, and 2.7 km east-southeast of Podem Peak whose offshoot forms the point. British mapping in 1980 and 2008. Maps Antarctic Digital Database (ADD).Scale 1:250000 topographic map of Antarctica. Scientific Committee on Antarctic Research (SCAR). Since 1993, regularly upgraded and updated.British Antarctic Territory.Scale 1:200000 topographic map. DOS 610 Series, Sheet W 64 62. Directorate of Overseas Surveys, Tolworth, UK, 1980.Brabant Island to Argentine Islands.Scale 1:250000 topographic map. British A ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Malpighi Glacier
Malpighi Glacier () is a glacier long and wide, draining southeast from the Harvey Heights in Stribog Mountains along Basarbovo Ridge to join Mackenzie Glacier and flow into Kayak Bay at the east coast of Brabant Island, in the Palmer Archipelago, Antarctica. It was first roughly charted by the Belgian Antarctic Expedition, 1897–99, under Gerlache. The glacier was photographed by Hunting Aerosurveys Ltd in 1956–57, and mapped from these photos in 1959. It was named by the UK Antarctic Place-Names Committee for Marcello Malpighi, an Italian physiologist and pioneer histologist who first demonstrated the existence of the blood capillaries. See also * List of glaciers in the Antarctic * Glaciology Glaciology (; ) is the scientific study of glaciers, or more generally ice and natural phenomena that involve ice. Glaciology is an interdisciplinary Earth science that integrates geophysics, geology, physical geography, geomorphology, climato ... Maps Antarctic Digital ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Svetovrachene Glacier
Svetovrachene Glacier ( bg, ледник Световрачене, lednik Svetovrachene, ) is the 7.5 km long and 4 km wide glacier on Brabant Island in the Palmer Archipelago, Antarctica situated northeast of lower Malpighi Glacier, southeast of Laënnec Glacier and south of Mitev Glacier. It drains the east and south slopes of Taran Plateau and the south slopes of Avroleva Heights, flows southeastwards between Basarbovo Ridge and Einthoven Hill, and enters Pampa Passage northeast of Bov Point. The glacier is named after the settlement of Svetovrachene in Western Bulgaria. Location Svetovrachene Glacier is centred at . British mapping in 1980 and 2008. See also * List of glaciers in the Antarctic * Glaciology Maps Antarctic Digital Database (ADD).Scale 1:250000 topographic map of Antarctica. Scientific Committee on Antarctic Research (SCAR). Since 1993, regularly upgraded and updated.British Antarctic Territory.Scale 1:200000 topographic map. DOS 610 Series ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Basarbovo
Basarbovo ( bg, Басарбово) is a village in Northeast Bulgaria, in the Municipality of Ruse. As of 2018, the population is 1 416. Geography Basarbovo is located in close proximity to Ruse. It is surrounded by hills on all sides, resulting in a softer climate than the nearby city. The river Rusenski Lom passes through it. As a result, a canyon is formed, similar to the one in the nearby Rusenski Lom Nature Park. This is one of the oldest climbing sites in Bulgaria. In geological history, the territory of Basarbovo was once covered by Black Sea, resulting in limestone formations. History It is believed that the area is inhabited since the antiquity. There are a number of Thracian votive tile discovered, the oldest one dated to III - II century BC depicting a horse rider. Due to this it is believed that the site has been a place of worship long before the establishment of Basarbovo Monastery. Its earliest mention is from 1431 in an Ottoman tax register. Accordi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Antarctic Place-names Commission
The Antarctic Place-names Commission was established by the Bulgarian Antarctic Institute in 1994, and since 2001 has been a body affiliated with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Bulgaria. The Commission approves Bulgarian place names in Antarctica, which are formally given by the President of the Republic according to the Bulgarian Constitution (Art. 98) and the established international practice. Bulgarian names in Antarctica Geographical names in Antarctica reflect the history and practice of Antarctic exploration. The nations involved in Antarctic research give new names to nameless geographical features for the purposes of orientation, logistics, and international scientific cooperation. As of 2021, there are some 20,091 named Antarctic geographical features, including 1,601 features with names given by Bulgaria.Bulgarian Antarctic Gaze ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Composite Antarctic Gazetteer
The Composite Gazetteer of Antarctica (CGA) of the Scientific Committee on Antarctic Research (SCAR) is the authoritative international gazetteer containing all Antarctic toponyms published in national gazetteers, plus basic information about those names and the relevant geographical features. The Gazetteer includes also parts of the International Hydrographic Organization (IHO) General Bathymetric Chart of the Oceans (GEBCO) gazetteer for under-sea features situated south of 60° south latitude. , the overall content of the CGA amounts to 37,893 geographic names for 19,803 features including some 500 features with two or more entirely different names, contributed by the following sources: {, class="wikitable sortable" ! Country ! Names , - , United States , 13,192 , - , United Kingdom , 5,040 , - , Russia , 4,808 , - , New Zealand , 2,597 , - , Australia , 2,551 , - , Argentina , 2,545 , - , Chile , 1,866 , - , Norway , 1,706 , - , Bulgaria , 1,450 , - ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
