Blagoevgrad Peninsula
| Blagoevgrad Peninsula | ||
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| Coordinates | 65 ° 11 ′ S , 61 ° 44 ′ W | |
| location | Oscar II Coast , Graham Land , Antarctic Peninsula | |
| Waters 1 | Vaughan Inlet | |
| Waters 2 | Exasperation Inlet | |
| length | 15 km | |
| width | 17 km | |
The Blagoevgrad Peninsula ( Bulgarian полуостров Благоевград poluostrow Blagoevgrad ) is a 15 km long, 17 km wide and mostly icy peninsula on the Oscar II coast of Graham Land on the Antarctic Peninsula . It lies between Vaughan Inlet in the north and Exasperation Inlet in the south. Its southeastern extension is Foyn Point . Yamforina Cove lies on its east bank and its center is partly occupied by the southeastern part of Poibrene Heights . It was created as a result of the break-up of the Larsen Ice Shelf in 2002 and the subsequent retreat of the Evans Glacier and the Punchbowl Glacier .
It was mapped in 2012. The Bulgarian Commission for Antarctic Geographical Names named it in the same year after the town of Blagoevgrad in southwestern Bulgaria .
Web links
- Blagoevgrad Peninsula in the Composite Gazetteer of Antarctica (English)