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Smin Peak
Smin Peak ( bg, връх Смин, vrah Smin, ) is a partly ice-free peak rising to 866 mReference Elevation Model of Antarctica. Polar Geospatial Center. University of Minnesota, 2019 in the southeast foothills of on in , . It is surmou ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Graham Land
Graham Land is the portion of the Antarctic Peninsula that lies north of a line joining Cape Jeremy and Cape Agassiz. This description of Graham Land is consistent with the 1964 agreement between the British Antarctic Place-names Committee and the US Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names, in which the name "Antarctic Peninsula" was approved for the major peninsula of Antarctica, and the names Graham Land and Palmer Land for the northern and southern portions, respectively. The line dividing them is roughly 69 degrees south. Graham Land is named after Sir James R. G. Graham, First Lord of the Admiralty at the time of John Biscoe's exploration of the west side of Graham Land in 1832. It is claimed by Argentina (as part of Argentine Antarctica), Britain (as part of the British Antarctic Territory) and Chile (as part of the Chilean Antarctic Territory). Graham Land is the closest part of Antarctica to South America. Thus it is the usual destination for small ships taking pay ... [...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] |
Louis-Philippe Plateau
Louis Philippe Plateau () is a plateau, about long and wide, which rises to and occupies the central part of Trinity Peninsula, Antarctica, between Russell West Glacier and Windy Gap. This application of the name, recommended by the UK Antarctic Place-Names Committee in 1948, commemorates Captain Jules Dumont d'Urville's 1838 exploration of the Trinity Peninsula area, which he had named "Terre Louis Philippe," after Louis Philippe I, the King of France at the time. Central plateaus of Graham Land North to south: * Laclavère Plateau * Louis Philippe Plateau * Detroit Plateau * Herbert Plateau * Foster Plateau * Forbidden Plateau * Bruce Plateau * Avery Plateau * Hemimont Plateau Hemimont Plateau ( bg, плато Хемимонт, plato Hemimont, ) is the long and narrow ice-covered plateau of elevation about 1600 m in southern Graham Land, Antarctica bordering Avery Plateau on the north. It is situated midway between Lo ... References Plateaus of Antarctica Landforms o ... [...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 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 pilotage authority, alth ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cugnot Ice Piedmont
Cugnot Ice Piedmont () is an ice piedmont in Trinity Peninsula, about long and between wide, extending from Russell East Glacier to Eyrie Bay and bounded on the landward side by Louis Philippe Plateau. It was mapped from surveys by the Falkland Islands Dependencies Survey (1960–61), and named by the UK Antarctic Place-Names Committee for Nicolas-Joseph Cugnot, a French military engineer who designed and built the first full-sized vehicle propelled by its own engine (steam), in 1769. Map Trinity Peninsula.Scale 1:250000 topographic map No. 5697. Institut für Angewandte Geodäsie and British Antarctic Survey, 1996. References Ice piedmonts of Graham Land Landforms of Trinity Peninsula {{TrinityPeninsula-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Smin, Bulgaria
Smin is a village in Shabla Municipality, Dobrich Province, northeastern Bulgaria. Smin 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, it contains the geographic South Pole. Antarctica is the fifth-largest co ... is named after the village. References Villages in Dobrich Province {{Dobrich-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hochstetter Peak
Hochstetter Peak ( bg, връх Хохщетер, vrah Hohshteter, ) is the partly ice-free bluff rising to 1087 mReference Elevation Model of Antarctica. Polar Geospatial Center. University of Minnesota, 2019 in the southeast foothills of on in , |
Levassor Nunatak
Levassor Nunatak is a conspicuous horseshoe-shaped nunatak inland in the middle of Cugnot Ice Piedmont, Trinity Peninsula, Antarctica. It was mapped from surveys by the Falkland Islands Dependencies Survey (1960–61), and was named by the UK Antarctic Place-Names Committee for French engineer Émile Levassor, who in 1891 was jointly responsible with René Panhard for a motor car design which originated the principles on which most subsequent developments were based. Location Levassor Nunatak is located at (), which is 5.66 km northeast of Kolobar Nunatak, 10.82 km southeast of Hochstetter Peak and 10 km west-southwest of Chernopeev Peak Chernopeev Peak ( bg, Чернопеев връх, Chernopeev vrah, ) is the rocky peak rising to 543 m on the southeast side of Cugnot Ice Piedmont on Trinity Peninsula in Graham Land, Antarctica. The peak is named after Hristo Chernopeev (Cherny .... German-British mapping in 1996. Map Trinity Peninsula.Scale 1:250000 topographic map No. 5697 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chochoveni Nunatak
Chochoveni Nunatak ( bg, нунатак Чочовени, ‘Nunatak Chochoveni’ \'nu-na-tak cho-cho-'ve-ni\) is a rocky hill rising to Reference Elevation Model of Antarctica. Polar Geospatial Center. University of Minnesota, 2019 in the southwest part of on Trinity Peninsula in Graham Land, Antarctica. The |
Drenta Bluff
Drenta Bluff ( bg, рид Дрента, rid Drenta, ) is the ice-covered bluff of elevation 1043 mReference Elevation Model of Antarctica. Polar Geospatial Center. University of Minnesota, 2019 forming the south extremity of on Trinity Peninsula in Graham Land, Antarctica. It is situated on the north side of |
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] |
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] |
