Sladun Peninsula
Sladun Peninsula (Bulgarian: полуостров Сладун, romanized: poluostrov Sladun, IPA: [poɫuˈɔstrof sɫɐˈdun]) is the predominantly ice-covered 4.58 km wide peninsula projecting from Danco Coast, Antarctic Peninsula 5.2 km into Gerlache Strait south of Cierva Cove and north of Duarte Cove. It ends in Cierva Point and Sucia Point to the west.
Location of Danco Coast on Graham Land, Antarctic Peninsula.
The feature is named after the settlement of Sladun in Southern Bulgaria.
Location
Sladun Peninsula is centred at 64°11′00″S 60°54′10″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
- Sladun Peninsula. SCAR Composite Antarctic Gazetteer.
- Bulgarian Antarctic Gazetteer. Antarctic Place-names Commission. (details in Bulgarian, basic data in English)
External links
- Rozhen Peninsula. Copernix satellite image
This article includes information from the Antarctic Place-names Commission of Bulgaria which is used with permission.
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