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Vishna Pass
Vishna Pass ( bg, проход Вишна, ‘Prohod Vishna’ \'pro-hod 'vi-shna\) is the ice-covered saddle of elevation 632 mReference Elevation Model of Antarctica. Polar Geospatial Center. University of Minnesota, 2019 separating from on , |
Scientific Committee On Antarctic Research
The Scientific Committee on Antarctic Research (SCAR) is an interdisciplinary body of the International Science Council (ISC). SCAR coordinates international scientific research efforts in Antarctica, including the Southern Ocean. SCAR's scientific work is administered through several discipline-themed ''science groups''. The organisation has observer status at, and provides independent advice to Antarctic Treaty Consultative Meetings, and also provides information to other international bodies such as the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) and the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC). History At the International Council of Scientific Unions (ICSU)’s Antarctic meeting held in Stockholm from 9–11 September 1957, it was agreed that a committee should be created to oversee scientific research in Antarctica. At the time there were 12 nations actively conducting Antarctic research and they were each invited to nominate one delegate to ... [...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] |
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, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland. The United Kingdom includes the island of Great Britain, the north-eastern part of the island of Ireland, and many List of islands of the United Kingdom, smaller islands within the British Isles. Northern Ireland shares Republic of Ireland–United Kingdom border, a land border with the Republic of Ireland; otherwise, the United Kingdom is surrounded by the Atlantic Ocean, the North Sea, the English Channel, the Celtic Sea and the Irish Sea. The total area of the United Kingdom is , with an estimated 2020 population of more than 67 million people. The United Kingdom has evolved from a series of annexations, unions and separations of constituent countries over several hundred years. The Treaty of Union between ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Metlichina Ridge
Metlichina Ridge ( bg, хребет Метличина, ‘Hrebet Metlichina’ \'hre-bet me-'tli-chi-na\) is the partly ice-free ridge extending 12.6 km in northwest-southeast direction, 3.9 km wide and rising to 980 m (St. Angelariy Peak) on Oscar II Coast, Graham Land in Antarctica. It is bounded by Punchbowl Glacier to the northeast, Exasperation Inlet to the south and Minzuhar Glacier to the southwest, and linked to Forbidden Plateau to the northwest. The feature is named after the settlements of Metlichina in northeastern and southern Bulgaria. Location The midpoint of Metlichina Ridge is located at . British mapping in 1974. Maps Antarctic Digital Database (ADD).Scale 1:250000 topographic map of Antarctica. Scientific Committee on Antarctic Research (SCAR), 1993–2016. References Metlichina Ridge. SCAR Composite Antarctic Gazetteer. Bulgarian Antarctic Gazetteer.Antarctic Place-names Commission The Antarctic Place-names Commission was established ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kamenov Spur
Kamenov Spur ( bg, Каменов връх, Kamenov vrah, ) is the rocky, partly ice-free peak rising to 818 mReference Elevation Model of Antarctica. Polar Geospatial Center. University of Minnesota, 2019 in on , Graham Land in Antarctica. It is overlooking [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mount Bistre (Antarctica)
Mount Bistre () is a mountain on the north side of Evans Glacier on the east side of Graham Land. It was surveyed by the Falkland Islands Dependencies Survey (FIDS) in 1947, and again in 1955. The name, by the United Kingdom 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 ... (UK-APC), is descriptive of the dark brown color of the steep east and south rock faces of the feature. Mountains of Graham Land Oscar II Coast {{OscarIICoast-geo-stub ... [...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] |
Bulgaria
Bulgaria (; bg, България, Bǎlgariya), officially the Republic of Bulgaria,, ) is a country in Southeast Europe. It is situated on the eastern flank of the Balkans, and is bordered by Romania to the north, Serbia and North Macedonia to the west, Greece and Turkey to the south, and the Black Sea to the east. Bulgaria covers a territory of , and is the sixteenth-largest country in Europe. Sofia is the nation's capital and largest city; other major cities are Plovdiv, Varna and Burgas. One of the earliest societies in the lands of modern-day Bulgaria was the Neolithic Karanovo culture, which dates back to 6,500 BC. In the 6th to 3rd century BC the region was a battleground for ancient Thracians, Persians, Celts and Macedonians; stability came when the Roman Empire conquered the region in AD 45. After the Roman state splintered, tribal invasions in the region resumed. Around the 6th century, these territories were settled by the early Slavs. The Bulg ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Poibrene Heights
Poibrene Heights are the heights rising to 948 m (Dimcha Peak) on Oscar II Coast, Graham Land in Antarctica. They are extending 18 km in northwest-southeast direction and 10 km wide, and surmounting Evans Glacier (Graham Land), Evans Glacier to the north, Vaughan Inlet to the northeast, the coastal Whiteside Hill to the east, Foyn Point to the southeast, Kunino Point and Exasperation Inlet to the south, and Punchbowl Glacier to the southwest. The heights are separated from Forbidden Plateau (Antarctica), Forbidden Plateau by Vishna Pass. The feature is named after the settlement of Poibrene in southern Bulgaria. Location Poibrene Heights are located at . Maps Antarctic Digital Database (ADD).Scale 1:250000 topographic map of Antarctica. Scientific Committee on Antarctic Research (SCAR). Since 1993, regularly upgraded and updated. References Poibrene Heights.Scientific Committee on Antarctic Research, SCAR Composite Antarctic Gazetteer. Bulgarian Antarctic Gazetteer.A ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vishna
Vishna is a village in Ruen Municipality, in Burgas Province, in southeastern Bulgaria. Accessed May 5, 2010 Vishna Pass
Vishna Pass ( bg, проход Вишна, ‘Prohod Vishna’ \'pro-hod 'vi-shna\) is the ice-covered saddle of elevation 632 m in Antarctica is named after the village.
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Punchbowl Glacier
Punchbowl Glacier () is a glacier that flows southwards between Poibrene Heights and Metlichina Ridge, and enters the north end of Exasperation Inlet, north of Jorum Glacier Jorum Glacier () is a glacier draining the southeast slopes of Forbidden Plateau, and lowing east into Exasperation Inlet, just north of Caution Point, on the east coast of Graham Land, Antarctica. It was surveyed by the Falkland Islands Dependen ..., on the east side of Graham Land, Antarctica. Surveyed by Falkland Islands Dependencies Survey (FIDS) in 1947 and 1955. The name applied by United Kingdom Antarctic Place-Names Committee (UK-APC) is descriptive of shape as the glacier is hemmed in by mountains. Glaciers of Oscar II Coast {{OscarIICoast-glacier-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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