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Cape Kater
Charcot Bay () is a bay about wide between Cape Kater and Cape Kjellman along the Davis Coast of Graham Land, Antarctica. Location Charcot Bay lies at the east end of the Davis Coast on the northwest of the Antarctic Peninsula, at the base of the Trinity Peninsula. Is is southwest of Gavin Ice Piedmont and Bone Bay and northeast of Lanchester Bay. It opens onto the Canal d'Orléans, which separates it from Tower Island and the Palmer Archipelago. The Whittle Peninsula forms the western side of the bay. The Detroit Plateau is to the east. Glaciers entering the bay include, from west to east, Sabine Glacier, Andrew Glacier, Whitecloud Glacier and McNeile Glacier. Coastal features include Wbster Peaks, Almond Point, Lindblad Cove, Auster Point and Cape Kjellman. Discovery and name Charcot Bay was discovered by the Swedish Antarctic Expedition (SwedAE), 1901–04, under Otto Nordenskiöld. He named it for Dr. Jean-Baptiste Charcot, at that time a noted Arctic explorer prepar ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Davis Coast
Davis Coast () is that portion of the west coast of the Antarctic Peninsula between Cape Kjellman and Cape Sterneck. It was named by the Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names The Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names (ACAN or US-ACAN) is an advisory committee of the United States Board on Geographic Names responsible for recommending commemorative names for features in Antarctica. History The committee was established ... for Captain John Davis, the English-born American sealer who claimed to have made the first recorded landing on the continent of Antarctica at Hughes Bay on this coast in the ''Cecilia'', February 7, 1821. Further reading * Ute Christina Herzfeld, Atlas of Antarctica: Topographic Maps from Geostatistical Analysis of Satellite Radar Altimeter Data', P 115 References * Coasts of Graham Land {{DavisCoast-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
UK Antarctic Place-Names Committee
The UK Antarctic Place-Names Committee (or UK-APC) is a United Kingdom government committee, part of the Foreign and Commonwealth Office, responsible for recommending names of geographical locations within the British Antarctic Territory (BAT) and the South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands (SGSSI). Such names are formally approved by the Commissioners of the BAT and SGSSI respectively and published in the BAT Gazetteer and the SGSSI Gazetteer maintained by the Committee. The BAT names are also published in the international Composite Gazetteer of Antarctica maintained by SCAR. The Committee may also consider proposals for new place names for geographical features in areas of Antarctica outside BAT and SGSSI, which are referred to other Antarctic place-naming authorities or decided by the Committee itself if situated in the unclaimed sector of Antarctica. Names attributed by the committee * Anvil Crag, named for descriptive features * Anckorn Nunataks, named after J. F ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Borovan
Borovan (, ) is a village in northwestern Bulgaria, part of Vratsa Province. It is the administrative centre of Borovan municipality, which lies in the central part of Vratsa Province. Borovan is located 150 kilometres north-northeast of the capital Sofia. Municipality Borovan municipality has an area of 212 square kilometres and includes the following 5 places: The population is mostly Bulgarian, with a sizable Roma minorit Honour Borovan Knoll on Graham Land in Antarctica Antarctica () is Earth's southernmost and least-populated continent. Situated almost entirely south of the Antarctic Circle and surrounded by the Southern Ocean (also known as the Antarctic Ocean), it contains the geographic South Pole. ... is named after Borovan. Citations External links Borovan municipality website Villages in Vratsa Province {{Vratsa-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
First Balkan War
The First Balkan War lasted from October 1912 to May 1913 and involved actions of the Balkan League (the Kingdoms of Kingdom of Bulgaria, Bulgaria, Kingdom of Serbia, Serbia, Kingdom of Greece, Greece and Kingdom of Montenegro, Montenegro) against the Ottoman Empire. The Balkan states' combined armies overcame the initially numerically inferior (significantly superior by the end of the conflict) and strategically disadvantaged Ottoman armies, achieving rapid success. The war was a comprehensive and unmitigated disaster for the Ottomans, who lost 83% of their European territories and 69% of their European population.''Balkan Savaşları ve Balkan Savaşları'nda Bulgaristan'' Süleyman Uslu As a result of the war, the League captured and partitioned al ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Stoyan Velichkov
Stoyan () is a Bulgarian name derived from the verb ''stoya'' (''стоя'' – to stand). The variant Stoian also appears in Serbian, Romanian, and in northern Greece as Stogiannis (Greek: Στογιάννης). Given name *Stoyan Stoyanov (b. 1995), Bulgarian Mechanical Engineer *Stoyan Abrashev (b. 1988), Bulgarian footballer * Stoyan Alexandrov (1949–2020), Bulgarian economist * Stoyan Apostolov (b. 1946), Bulgarian wrestler * Stoyan Balov (b. 1960), Bulgarian wrestler *Stoyan Danev (1858–1949), Bulgarian liberal politician and twice Prime Minister * Stoyan Deltchev (b. 1959), Bulgarian gymnast * Stoyan Gadev (1931–1999), Bulgarian actor * Stoyan Ganev (1955–2013), Bulgarian diplomat and politician * Stoyan Gunchev (b. 1958), Bulgarian volleyball player * Stoyan Georgiev (b. 1986), Bulgarian footballer * Stoyan N. Karastoyanoff, American architect *Stoyan Kitov (b. 1938), Bulgarian footballer * Stoyan Kolev (b. 1976), Bulgarian goalkeeper * Stoyan Nikolov (b. 1949), Bu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Frans Reinhold Kjellman
Frans Reinhold Kjellman (4 November 1846 – 1907) was a Swedish phycologist and Arctic explorer renowned for his pioneering surveys of marine algae, especially in polar regions. He took part in several key expeditions—most notably the Vega expedition of 1878–80—and authored foundational monographs on the algal flora of the Arctic and Bering Sea. Early life and education Frans Reinhold Kjellman was born on 4 November 1846 on the island of Torsö, Sweden. He studied at Uppsala University, where in 1872 he completed a doctoral thesis in philosophy on Scandinavian members of the brown-algal families Ectocarpaceae and Tilopteridaceae, earning the degree of Doctor of Philosophy. Immediately thereafter he was appointed docent in botany at Uppsala. He also taught at the Fjellstedt School, founded by Peter Fjellstedt, in Uppsala 1872–1878. Academic career In 1883, Kjellman was promoted to extraordinary professor of botany at Uppsala University. Upon the retirement of p ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Slomer
Slomer is a village in Northern Bulgaria. It is situated in Pavlikeni Municipality, Veliko Tarnovo Province. Geography The village is located 15 km from Pavlikeni Municipality and about 40 km from Veliko Tarnovo Province. Slomer is adjacent to the village of Karaisen. History There is a stele honouring the people who have fought for the freedom of Bulgaria. It can be found in the centre of Slomer on a fountain which is not currently running. Unfortunately, there is a school and kindergarten as well, closed and crumbling. Religion and language The population of the village consists of Christians A Christian () is a person who follows or adheres to Christianity, a monotheistic Abrahamic religion based on the life and teachings of Jesus Christ. Christians form the largest religious community in the world. The words '' Christ'' and ''C .... Spoken language – Bulgarian. Public institutions A health office, the building of the village hall and church with magnificent fresco ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lars-Eric Lindblad
Lars-Eric Lindblad (January 23, 1927 – July 8, 1994) was a Swedish- American entrepreneur and explorer, who pioneered tourism to many remote and exotic parts of the world. He led the first tourist expedition to Antarctica in 1966 in a chartered Argentine navy ship, and for many years operated his own vessel, the MS ''Lindblad Explorer'', in the region. Observers point to the ''Lindblad Explorer’s'' 1969 expeditionary cruise to Antarctica as the frontrunner to today's sea-based tourism there. Biography Lars-Eric Lindblad was born in 1927 in Solna north of Stockholm, Sweden. He immigrated to the United States in 1951 and later became an American citizen. Lindblad pioneered cruising to the Arctic, Tierra del Fuego, the Falkland Islands, but also to places such as the Seychelles and the islands east of Bali. In 1984, he led the first voyage by a tourist ship through the Northwest Passage from Newfoundland over the American continent and via Bering Strait to Yokohama, Japan. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ognen
Ognen is a village in Karnobat Municipality, in Burgas Province, in southeastern Bulgaria. Accessed May 5, 2010 Honours Ognen Cove on ,Antarctica
Antarctica () is Earth's southernmost and least-populated continent. Situated almost entirely south of the Antarctic Circle and surrounded by the Southern Ocean (also known as the Antarctic Ocean), it contains the geographic South Pole. ... is named after the village.
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Nikyup
Nikyup is a village in Northern Bulgaria, in Veliko Tarnovo Province (Oblast Veliko Tarnovo), 194 km east of Sofia, Bulgaria's capital. The closest airport is in Gorna Oryahovitsa, 15 kilometers southeast. Geography Nikyup is situated on the Rositsa river in the central part of the Danubian Plain (Bulgaria), Danubian plain. The latest count of the population is 365 inhabitants. It is supposed that the year of establishment of the village is 1879. The remains of Nicopolis ad Istrum, an ancient Roman city, are situated three kilometers from the village, making it a popular tourist destination. In the Nikyup museum, several Roman archeological remains can be found, such as pillars, sarcophagus, sarcophagi, and remains of marble edifices. A statue in the village center of commemorates the fallen warriors of Nikyup in numerous wars. History The remains of Nicopolis ad Istrum is situated three kilometers north of Nikyup and eighteen kilometers north of Veliko Tarnovo. The firs ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
