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Lepitsa
Lepitsa ( ) is a village in northwestern Bulgaria situated in the Cherven Bryag Municipality, Pleven Province. It has a population of 503 and has recently gained some fame through its football team FC Svetoslav founded in 2007 and funded by the population of the village. Lepitsa Peak on Trinity Peninsula 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 the village. SCAR Composite Antarctic Gazetteer. References Villages in Pleven Province {{Pleven-geo-stub ...[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lepitsa Peak
Victory Glacier () is a gently sloping glacier, long, flowing east-southeast from the north end of Detroit Plateau on Trinity Peninsula to Prince Gustav Channel immediately north of Pitt Point. It is bounded by Trakiya Heights to the north and Kondofrey Heights to the south. Location Victory Glacier is in Graham Land on the southeast coast of the Trinity Peninsula, which forms the tip of the Antarctic Peninsula. The north end of the Detroit Plateau rises above the head of the glacier. It flows east and terminates in Prince Gustav Channel. It is southwest of Russell East Glacier and northeast of Aitkenhead Glacier. Nearby features include Mount Daimler to the north, Mount Reece to the south and Pitt Point at the south end of the glacier's mouth. Mapping and name Victory Glacier was surveyed by the Falkland Islands Dependencies Survey (FIDS), and so named because the glacier was sighted in the week following the surrender of Japan in World War II, in August 1945. Near ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cherven Bryag Municipality
Cherven Bryag Municipality () is a municipality ('' obshtina'') in Pleven Province, northwestern Bulgaria. It is named after its administrative centre - the town of Cherven Bryag.Official website of Cherven Bryag municipality With a population of 30,524, as of December 2009,Bulgarian National Statistical Institute - Bulgarian provinces and municipalities in 2009 it is the second largest municipality in the province."Munici ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pleven Province
Pleven Province ( or Плевенска Област) is a province located in central northern Bulgaria, bordering the Danube river, Romania and the Bulgarian provinces of Vratsa, Veliko Tarnovo and Lovech. It is divided into 11 subdivisions, called municipalities, that embrace a territory of with a population, as of February 2011, of 269 752 inhabitants.Census 2011 Bulgarian National Statistical Institute - Bulgarian provinces and municipalities in 2009 /ref> [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Trinity Peninsula
Trinity Peninsula is the northernmost part of the Antarctic Peninsula. It extends northeastward for about 130 km (80 mi) to Cape Dubouzet from an imaginary line connecting Cape Kater on the north-west coast and Cape Longing on the south-east coast. Prime Head is the northernmost point of this peninsula. Some 20 kilometers southeast of Prime Head is Hope Bay, Antarctica, Hope Bay with the year-round Argentinian Esperanza Base. History It was first sighted on 30 January 1820 by Edward Bransfield, Master, Royal Navy, immediately after his charting of the newly discovered South Shetland Islands nearby. In the century following the peninsula's discovery, chartmakers used various names (Trinity Land, Palmer Land, and Land of Louis Philippe) for this portion of it, each name having some historical merit. The recommended name derives from "Trinity Land", given by Bransfield during 1820 in likely recognition of the Corporation of Trinity House, Britain's historical maritime pil ... [...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 (also known as the Antarctic 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 Climate of Antarctica#Precipitation, 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 temperature recorded on Earth, lowest measured temperature on Earth, . The coastal regions can reach temperatures over in the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
