
Kamenov Spur (, ) is the rocky, partly ice-free peak rising to 818 m
[Reference Elevation Model of Antarctica.]
Polar Geospatial Center. University of Minnesota, 2019 in
Poibrene Heights
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on
Oscar II Coast
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,
Graham Land
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in
Antarctica
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. It is overlooking
Evans Glacier to the north.
The feature is named after Borislav Kamenov,
geologist
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in the first Bulgarian Antarctic campaign in 1987–1988.
Kamenov Spur.
SCAR
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Composite Antarctic Gazetteer
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Location
Kamenov Spur is located at , which is 3.8 km northwest of St. Sava Peak, 5.7 km east of Vishna Pass and 6.5 km southeast of Mount Bistre.
Maps
Antarctic Digital Database (ADD).
Scale 1:250000 topographic map of Antarctica. Scientific Committee on Antarctic Research (SCAR), 1993–2016.
Notes
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 Affairs (Bulgaria), Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Bulgaria.
The Commis ...
. (details in Bulgarian
basic data
in English)
External links
Kamenov Spur.
Adjusted Copernix satellite image
Mountains of Graham Land
Oscar II Coast
Bulgaria and the Antarctic
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