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Albena Peninsula

Albena Peninsula (Bulgarian: полуостров Албена, romanizedpoluostrov Albena, IPA: [poɫuˈɔstrof ɐɫˈbɛnɐ]) is a peninsula extending 13 km in east–west direction and 9 km wide at its base, forming the east extremity of Brabant Island in the Palmer Archipelago, Antarctica. It is bounded by the terminus of Lister Glacier to the north and by Hill Bay to the south, ending in Spallanzani Point to the east, and has its interior occupied by Stavertsi Ridge. The peninsula is separated from Davis Island to the north by Sumer Passage.

Location of Brabant Island.

Albena Peninsula is “named after the Bulgarian seaside resort of Albena, and in connection with the freezer vessel Albena of the Bulgarian company Ocean Fisheries – Burgas whose ships operated in the waters of South Georgia, Kerguelen, the South Orkney Islands, South Shetland Islands and Antarctic Peninsula from 1970 to the early 1990s. The Bulgarian fishermen, along with those of the Soviet Union, Poland and East Germany are the pioneers of modern Antarctic fishing industry.”[1]

Location Edit

The peninsula is centred at 64°08′30″S 62°09′00″W / 64.14167°S 62.15000°W / -64.14167; -62.15000. British mapping in 1980 and 2008.

Maps Edit

  • Antarctic Digital Database (ADD). Scale 1:250000 topographic map of Antarctica. Scientific Committee on Antarctic Research (SCAR). Since 1993, regularly upgraded and updated.
  • Scale 1:200000 topographic map. DOS 610 Series, Sheet W 64 62. Directorate of Overseas Surveys, Tolworth, UK, 1980.
  • Scale 1:250000 topographic map. British Antarctic Survey, 2008.

Notes Edit

  1. ^ "SCAR Composite Gazetteer of Antarctica". data.aad.gov.au. Retrieved 30 December 2018.

References Edit

External links Edit

  • Albena Peninsula. Copernix satellite image
 
Brabant Island seen from northeast, with Anvers Island (on the right) and Antarctic Peninsula in the background.

This article includes information from the Antarctic Place-names Commission of Bulgaria which is used with permission.


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