Chavdar Peninsula
| Chavdar Peninsula | |
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| Coordinates | 64 ° 5 ′ S , 60 ° 53 ′ W |
| location | Border between Danco- and Davis Coast , Graham Land , Antarctic Peninsula |
| Waters 1 | Curtiss Bay |
| Waters 2 | Hughes Bay |
| length | 13 km |
| width | 10 km |
The Tschawdar Peninsula ( Bulgarian полуостров Чавдар poluostrow Tschawdar ) is a 13 km long and 10 km wide peninsula on the west coast of Graham Land on the Antarctic Peninsula . It protrudes northwest into Gerlache Strait and separates Curtiss Bay in the northeast from Hughes Bay in the southwest. Its western extension is Cape Sterneck between the Danco and Davis coasts .
The Bulgarian Commission for Antarctic Geographical Names named it in 2009 after the Bulgarian rebel leader Chavdar Wojwoda from the 16th century .
Web links
- Chavdar Peninsula in the Composite Gazetteer of Antarctica (English)