Sladun Peninsula
| Sladun Peninsula | ||
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| Coordinates | 64 ° 11 ′ 0 ″ S , 60 ° 54 ′ 10 ″ W | |
| location | Danco Coast , Graham Land , Antarctic Peninsula | |
| Waters 1 | Cierva Cove | |
| Waters 2 | Duarte Cove | |
| length | 5.2 km | |
| width | 4.58 km | |
The Sladun Peninsula ( Bulgarian полуостров Сладун poluostrow Sladun ) is a 5.2 km long and 4.58 km wide peninsula on the Danco Coast in northern Graham Lands on the Antarctic Peninsula . On Gerlache Street it separates Cierva Cove in the north from Duarte Cove in the south. To the west it runs out at Sucia Point .
British scientists mapped it in 1978. The Bulgarian Commission for Antarctic Geographical Names named it in 2013 after the town of Sladun in southern Bulgaria .
Web links
- Sladun Peninsula in the Composite Gazetteer of Antarctica (English)