Archar Peninsula ( Bulgarian: полуостров Арчар, romanized: poluostrov Archar, IPA: [poɫuˈɔstrof ɐrˈt͡ʃar]) located in the North-Western extremity of Greenwich Island, Antarctica. The three km long peninsula is bounded by Razlog Cove to the North and McFarlane Strait to the South. Its western half is snow-free in summer. The peninsula is named after the settlement of Archar in Northwestern Bulgaria, successor of the ancient town of Ratiaria.
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Antarctic Place-names Commission of Bulgaria which is used with permission.
62°27′30″S 60°00′00″W / 62.45833°S 60.00000°W
Archar Peninsula ( Bulgarian: полуостров Арчар, romanized: poluostrov Archar, IPA: [poɫuˈɔstrof ɐrˈt͡ʃar]) located in the North-Western extremity of Greenwich Island, Antarctica. The three km long peninsula is bounded by Razlog Cove to the North and McFarlane Strait to the South. Its western half is snow-free in summer. The peninsula is named after the settlement of Archar in Northwestern Bulgaria, successor of the ancient town of Ratiaria.
This article includes information from the
Antarctic Place-names Commission of Bulgaria which is used with permission.
62°27′30″S 60°00′00″W / 62.45833°S 60.00000°W