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Relyovo Peninsula

Relyovo Peninsula (Bulgarian: полуостров Рельово, ‘Poluostrov Relyovo’ po-lu-'os-trov re-'lyo-vo) is the predominantly ice-covered 5.2-kilometre-wide (3.2 mi) peninsula projecting from Danco Coast, Antarctic Peninsula 4.8 km into Gerlache Strait south of Duarte Cove and north of Brialmont Cove. It ends in Renzo Point and Charles Point to the west. The interior of the peninsula is occupied by the westerly part of Sonketa Ridge.

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The feature is named after the settlement of Relyovo in Western Bulgaria.

Location

Relyovo Peninsula is centred at 64°13′40″S 60°56′30″W. British mapping in 1978.

Maps

  • British Antarctic Territory. Scale 1:200000 topographic map. DOS 610 Series, Sheet W 64 60. Directorate of Overseas Surveys, UK, 1978.
  • Antarctic Digital Database (ADD). Scale 1:250000 topographic map of Antarctica. Scientific Committee on Antarctic Research (SCAR). Since 1993, regularly upgraded and updated.

    • References

    Relyovo Peninsula Wikipedia
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