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Mount Kozyak
Mount Kozyak ( bg, връх Козяк, vrah Kozyak, ) is the ice-covered peak rising to 709 mReference Elevation Model of Antarctica. Polar Geospatial Center. University of Minnesota, 2019 in on in the , . It surmounts |
Brugmann Mountains
The Brugmann Mountains (), rising to ,Reference Elevation Model of Antarctica. Polar Geospatial Center. University of Minnesota, 2019 are steep and rugged on the east slopes but are icecapped and descend gently toward the west, extending in a northeast–southwest arc along the east side of Liège Island, in the . Their principal peaks are , |
Liège Island
Liège Island (in English also Liege Island) is an island, long and wide, lying immediately northeast of Brabant Island in the Palmer Archipelago, and separated from Hoseason Island and Christiania Islands to the northeast by Croker Passage. Its interior is occupied by Brugmann Mountains. Liège Island is located at . British mapping in 1978 and 1980. The island was charted by the Belgian Antarctic Expedition (1897–1899) under Adrien de Gerlache, who named it for the province of Liège, Belgium. SCAR . Maps [...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] |
Coria Cove
Coria Cove is the 1 km wide cove indenting for 1.15 km the east coast of Liège Island in the Palmer Archipelago, Antarctica. The cove is centred at , which is 7.2 km southwest of Neyt Point. British mapping in 1978. Maps British Antarctic Territory. Scale 1:200000 topographic map. DOS 610 Series, Sheet W 64 60. Directorate of Overseas Surveys, UK, 1978. Antarctic Digital Database (ADD).Scale 1:250000 topographic map of Antarctica. Scientific Committee on Antarctic Research (SCAR). Since 1993, regularly upgraded and updated. References Caleta Coria.SCAR 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 t .... Coves of Graham Land Liège Island {{LiegeIsland-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Beripara Cove
Beripara Cove ( bg, залив Берипара, zaliv Beripara, ) is the 2.45 km wide cove indenting for 1.8 km the southeast coast of Liège Island in the Palmer Archipelago, Antarctica. It is entered north of Balija Point and south of Leshko Point. The cove is named after the ancient Thracian settlement of Beripara in Northern Bulgaria. Location Beripara Cove is located at . British mapping in 1978. Maps British Antarctic Territory. Scale 1:200000 topographic map. DOS 610 Series, Sheet W 64 60. Directorate of Overseas Surveys, UK, 1978. Antarctic Digital Database (ADD).Scale 1:250000 topographic map of Antarctica. Scientific Committee on Antarctic Research (SCAR). Since 1993, regularly upgraded and updated. References Bulgarian Antarctic Gazetteer.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 Aff ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sigmen Glacier
Sigmen Glacier ( bg, ледник Сигмен, lednik Sigmen, ) is a 2.2 km long and 2 km wide glacier draining the northwest slopes of Brugmann Mountains on Liège Island in the Palmer Archipelago, Antarctica. It is situated northeast of Zbelsurd Glacier and southwest of Shterna Glacier, draining the west-southwest slopes of Vazharov Peak and the northwest slopes of Mount Kozyak, and flows northwestwards to enter Palakariya Cove. The glacier is named after the settlement of Sigmen in southeastern Bulgaria. Location Sigmen Glacier is centred at . British mapping in 1978. See also * List of glaciers in the Antarctic * Glaciology Maps British Antarctic Territory. Scale 1:200000 topographic map. DOS 610 Series, Sheet W 64 60. Directorate of Overseas Surveys, UK, 1978. Antarctic Digital Database (ADD).Scale 1:250000 topographic map of Antarctica. Scientific Committee on Antarctic Research (SCAR), 1993–2016. References Bulgarian Antarctic Gazetteer. Antarctic ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vazharov Peak
Vazharov Peak ( bg, Въжаров връх, Vazharov vrah, ) is the ice-covered peak rising to 780 mReference Elevation Model of Antarctica. Polar Geospatial Center. University of Minnesota, 2019 in on in the , . It surmounts |
Leshko Point
Leshko Point ( bg, нос Лешко, ‘Nos Leshko’ \'nos 'le-shko\) is the point on the north side of the entrance to Beripara Cove on the southeast coast of Liège Island in the Palmer Archipelago, Antarctica. The point is named after the settlement of Leshko in Southwestern Bulgaria. Location Leshko Point is located at , which is 8.95 km southwest of Neyt Point and 2.45 km north-northeast of Balija Point. British mapping in 1978. Maps British Antarctic Territory. Scale 1:200000 topographic map. DOS 610 Series, Sheet W 64 60. Directorate of Overseas Surveys, UK, 1978. Antarctic Digital Database (ADD).Scale 1:250000 topographic map of Antarctica. Scientific Committee on Antarctic Research (SCAR). Since 1993, regularly upgraded and updated. References Bulgarian Antarctic Gazetteer.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 wit ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pavlov Peak
Pavlov Peak () is a peak lying north of Mount Vesalius on Liege Island, in the Palmer Archipelago. It rises to 805 mReference Elevation Model of Antarctica. Polar Geospatial Center. University of Minnesota, 2019 and surmounts Beripara Cove to the east, to the southwest and to the northwest. History The peak was shown on an Argentine government chart of 1954. It was named by the |
