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Astrolabe Island, located at 63°17′S 58°40′W / 63.283°S 58.667°WCoordinates: 63°17′S 58°40′W / 63.283°S 58.667°W, is an island 3 miles (5 km) long, lying in the Bransfield Strait 14 miles (23 km) northwest of Cape Ducorps, Trinity Peninsula. It was discovered by the French expedition, 1837–40, under Captain Jules Dumont d'Urville, and named by him for his chief expedition ship, the Astrolabe.[1]
Geographic features [link]
Diaz Rock [link]
Diaz Rock (63°18′S 58°45′W / 63.3°S 58.75°W) is the largest of several rocks close north of the west end of Astrolabe Island. The name was given by the first Chilean Antarctic Expedition (1947) for sub-lieutenant Joaquin Diaz Martinez.[2]
Dragons Teeth [link]
Dragons Teeth is a small group of rocks off the northeast part of the island located at 63°15′S 58°39′W / 63.25°S 58.65°W." The name, applied by United Kingdom Antarctic Place-Names Committee (UK-APC), is descriptive of these black tooth-shaped rocks.[3]
Drumohar Peak [link]
Drumohar Peak (Bulgarian: връх Друмохар, ‘Vrah Drumohar’ \'vr&h dru-mo-'har\) is the ice-covered peak rising to 553 m. The peak is named after the settlement of Drumohar in Western Bulgaria. [4] Drumohar Peak is located at 63°18′26″S 58°40′55″W / 63.30722°S 58.68194°W, which is 3.15 km east of Raduil Point and 1.9 km north-northwest of Rogach Peak.[5]
Gega Point [link]
Gega Point (Bulgarian: нос Гега, ‘Nos Gega’ \'nos 'ge-ga\) is a point on the west coast of Astrolabe Island in Bransfield Strait forming the southeast side of the entrance to Mokren Bight. Situated 1.15 km northwest of Sherrell Point and 3.35 km southeast of Raduil Point. The point is named after the settlement of Gega in southwestern Bulgaria.[6] Gega Point is located at 63°19′39″S 58°42′22″W / 63.3275°S 58.70611°W.[7]
Mokren Bight [link]
Mokren Bight (Bulgarian: залив Мокрен, ‘Zaliv Mokren’ \'za-liv 'mo-kren\) is a 2 km wide embayment indenting for 850 m the west coast of Astrolabe Island in Bransfield Strait. Entered north of Gega Point. The bight is named after the settlement of Mokren in southeastern Bulgaria.[8] Mokren Bight is located at 63°19′14″S 58°43′08″W / 63.32056°S 58.71889°W.[9]
Raduil Point [link]
Raduil Point (Bulgarian: нос Радуил, ‘Nos Raduil’ \'nos ra-du-'il\) is a point forming the northwest extremity of Astrolabe Island in Bransfield Strait off Trinity Peninsula. Situated 4.5 km (2.8 mi) northwest of Sherrell Point and 3.15 km (1.96 mi) west of Drumohar Peak. The point is named after the settlement of Raduil in southwestern Bulgaria.[10] Raduil Point is located at 63°18′14″S 58°44′55″W / 63.30389°S 58.74861°W. [11]
Rogach Peak [link]
Rogach Peak (Bulgarian: връх Рогач, ‘Vrah Rogach’ \'vr&h ro-'gach\) is the ice-covered peak rising to 562 m which is the summit of the island. The peak is named after the settlement of Rogach in Southern Bulgaria.[12] Rogach Peak is located at 63°19′19″S 58°39′45″W / 63.32194°S 58.6625°W, which is 2.28 km northeast of Sherrell Point and 1.9 km south-southeast of Drumohar Peak.[13]
Sherrell Point [link]
Sherrell Point (63°18′S 58°41′W / 63.3°S 58.683°W) is a point at the south end of the island, off Trinity Peninsula. Situated 4.5 km southeast of Raduil Point and 2.28 km southwest of Rogach Peak. Named for Frederick W. Sherrell, surveyor and geologist in this area with the Falkland Islands and Dependencies Aerial Survey Expedition (FIDASE), 1955-56.[14]
See also [link]
References [link]
- Trinity Peninsula. Scale 1:250000 topographic map. Institut für Angewandte Geodäsie and British Antarctic Survey, 1996.
This article incorporates public domain material from websites or documents of the United States Geological Survey.- This article includes information from the Antarctic Place-names Commission of Bulgaria which is used with permission.
- This article incorporates public domain material from the United States Geological Survey document "Astrolabe Island" (content from the Geographic Names Information System).
- This article incorporates public domain material from the United States Geological Survey document "Diaz Rock" (content from the Geographic Names Information System).
- This article incorporates public domain material from the United States Geological Survey document "Dragons Teeth" (content from the Geographic Names Information System).
- This article incorporates public domain material from the United States Geological Survey document "Sherrell Point" (content from the Geographic Names Information System).
Footnotes [link]
- ^ "Astrolabe Island". Geographic Names Information System, U.S. Geological Survey. https://geonames.usgs.gov/pls/gnispublic/f?p=gnispq:5:::NO::P5_ANTAR_ID:676. Retrieved 2012-01-19.
- ^ "Diaz Rock". Geographic Names Information System, U.S. Geological Survey. https://geonames.usgs.gov/pls/gnispublic/f?p=gnispq:5:::NO::P5_ANTAR_ID:3837. Retrieved 2012-01-19.
- ^ "Dragons Teeth". Geographic Names Information System, U.S. Geological Survey. https://geonames.usgs.gov/pls/gnispublic/f?p=gnispq:5:::NO::P5_ANTAR_ID:4065. Retrieved 2012-01-19.
- ^ Drumohar Peak. Bulgaria Gazetteer and the SCAR Composite Gazetteer of Antarctica. Retrieved 2012-01-19.
- ^ Trinity Peninsula. Scale 1:250000 topographic map No. 5697. Institut für Angewandte Geodäsie and British Antarctic Survey, 1996.
- ^ Gega Point. Bulgaria Gazetteer and the SCAR Composite Gazetteer of Antarctica. Retrieved 2012-01-19.
- ^ German-British mapping in 1996.
- ^ Mokren Bight. Bulgaria Gazetteer and the SCAR Composite Gazetteer of Antarctica.Retrieved 2012-01-19.
- ^ German-British mapping in 1996.
- ^ Raduil Point. Bulgaria Gazetteer and the SCAR Composite Gazetteer of Antarctica.Retrieved 2012-01-19.
- ^ German-British mapping in 1996.
- ^ Rogach Peak. Bulgaria Gazetteer and the SCAR Composite Gazetteer of Antarctica.Retrieved 2012-01-19.
- ^ German-British mapping in 1996.
- ^ "Sherrell Point". Geographic Names Information System, U.S. Geological Survey. https://geonames.usgs.gov/pls/gnispublic/f?p=gnispq:5:::NO::P5_ANTAR_ID:13721. Retrieved 2012-01-19.
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