Chorul Peninsula
| Chorul Peninsula | ||
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| Coordinates | 65 ° 33 ′ 0 ″ S , 63 ° 45 ′ 10 ″ W | |
| location | Graham Coast , Graham Land , Antarctic Peninsula | |
| Waters 1 | Beascochea Bay | |
| length | 5.6 km | |
| width | 5.6 km | |
The Tschorul Peninsula ( Bulgarian полуостров Чорул poluostrow Tschorul ) is a 5.6 km wide and icy peninsula at the Graham Coast of Graham Lands on the Antarctic Peninsula . It protrudes 5.6 km to the west into Beascochea Bay and ends at Holst Point .
British scientists mapped it in 1976. The Bulgarian Commission for Antarctic Geographical Names named it in 2013 after the town of Chorul in western Bulgaria .
Web links
- Chorul Peninsula in the Composite Gazetteer of Antarctica (English and Spanish)