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Kresna Gully

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Kresna Gully

Kresna Gully (Kresnenska Padina \'kre-snen-ska pa-'di-na) is a heavily crevassed depression in Perunika Glacier extending 2.25 km westwards from Rezen Knoll in eastern Livingston Island in the South Shetland Islands, Antarctica. The gully ends in the indentation forming the east corner of Emona Anchorage, and located 3.15 km northeast of Hespérides Point 1.21 km south-southeast of Aleko Point.

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Kresna is the name of a town and a gorge formed by the Struma River in south-western Bulgaria.

Location

The midpoint is located at 62°37′33″S 60°18′10″W (Detailed Spanish mapping of the area by the Servicio Geográfico del Ejército in 1991. Bulgarian remapping in 1996, 2005 and 2009 of Perunika Glacier’s terminus from 1995/96 and 2004/05 topographic surveys).

Maps

  • Isla Livingston: Península Hurd. Mapa topográfico de escala 1:25 000. Madrid: Servicio Geográfico del Ejército, 1991.
  • L.L. Ivanov. Livingston Island: Central-Eastern Region. Scale 1:25000 topographic map. Sofia: Antarctic Place-names Commission of Bulgaria, 1996.
  • L.L. Ivanov et al. Antarctica: Livingston Island and Greenwich Island, South Shetland Islands. Scale 1:100000 topographic map. Sofia: Antarctic Place-names Commission of Bulgaria, 2005.

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    Kresna Gully Wikipedia
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