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26 relations: Antarctic, Antarctic Treaty System, Antarctica, Bone, Bulgaria, Composite Gazetteer of Antarctica, Condyle, Davis Coast, Dumoulin Rocks, Edward Bransfield, Gilbert Strait, Harmanli, Jules Dumont d'Urville, Kendall Rocks, Kranevo, List of Antarctic and subantarctic islands, Master mariner, Orléans Strait, Palmer Archipelago, Pearl Rocks, Ploski, Bulgaria, Royal Navy, Scientific Committee on Antarctic Research, Territorial claims in Antarctica, Trinity Island, UK Antarctic Place-Names Committee.
Antarctic
The Antarctic (or, American English also or; commonly) is a polar region around Earth's South Pole, opposite the Arctic region around the North Pole.
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Antarctic Treaty System
The Antarctic Treaty and related agreements, collectively known as the Antarctic Treaty System (ATS), regulate international relations with respect to Antarctica, Earth's only continent without a native human population.
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Antarctica
Antarctica is Earth's southernmost and least-populated continent.
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Bone
A bone is a rigid organ that constitutes part of the skeleton in most vertebrate animals.
Bulgaria
Bulgaria, officially the Republic of Bulgaria, is a country in Southeast Europe. Located west of the Black Sea and south of the Danube river, Bulgaria is bordered by Greece and Turkey to the south, Serbia and North Macedonia to the west, and Romania to the north. It covers a territory of and is the 16th largest country in Europe.
Composite Gazetteer of Antarctica
The Composite Gazetteer of Antarctica (CGA) of the Scientific Committee on Antarctic Research (SCAR) is the authoritative international gazetteer containing all Antarctic toponyms published in national gazetteers, plus basic information about those names and the relevant geographical features.
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Condyle
A condyle (condylus, from kondylos; κόνδυλος knuckle) is the round prominence at the end of a bone, most often part of a joint – an articulation with another bone.
Davis Coast
Davis Coast is that portion of the west coast of the Antarctic Peninsula between Cape Kjellman and Cape Sterneck.
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Dumoulin Rocks
The Dumoulin Rocks are a group of rocks 4 nautical miles (7 km) northeast of Cape Leguillou, the northern tip of Tower Island, in the Palmer Archipelago.
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Edward Bransfield
Edward Bransfield (c. 1785 – 31 October 1852) was an Irish sailor who became an officer in the British Royal Navy, serving as a master on several ships, after being impressed into service in Ireland at the age of 18.
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Gilbert Strait
Gilbert Strait is a strait between Trinity Island and Tower Island in the Palmer Archipelago.
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Harmanli
Harmanli (Харманли, Harmanlı) is a town in Haskovo Province, south-central Bulgaria.
Jules Dumont d'Urville
Jules Sébastien César Dumont d'Urville (23 May 1790 – 8 May 1842) was a French explorer and naval officer who explored the south and western Pacific, Australia, New Zealand, and Antarctica.
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Kendall Rocks
The Kendall Rocks are a group of pillar-shaped rocks, lying north of Tower Island in the Palmer Archipelago, Antarctica.
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Kranevo
Kranevo (Кранево) is a coastal village on the northern Bulgarian Black Sea Coast, part of Balchik Municipality, Dobrich Province.
List of Antarctic and subantarctic islands
This is a list of Antarctic and sub-Antarctic islands.
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Master mariner
A master mariner is a licensed mariner who holds the highest grade of seafarer qualification; namely, an unlimited master's license.
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Orléans Strait
Orléans Strait is a strait running NE-SW and separating Trinity Island and Tower Island from Davis Coast, Antarctic Peninsula.
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Palmer Archipelago
Palmer Archipelago, also known as Antarctic Archipelago, Archipiélago Palmer, Antarktiske Arkipel or Palmer Inseln, is a group of islands off the northwestern coast of the Antarctic Peninsula.
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Pearl Rocks
The Pearl Rocks are a group of rocks covering an area by close to the west coast of Tower Island in the Palmer Archipelago of Antarctica.
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Ploski, Bulgaria
Ploski (Плocки) is a village in the municipality of Sandanski, in Blagoevgrad Province, Bulgaria.
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Royal Navy
The Royal Navy (RN) is the naval warfare force of the United Kingdom, British Overseas Territories and Crown Dependencies, and a component of His Majesty's Naval Service.
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Scientific Committee on Antarctic Research
The Scientific Committee on Antarctic Research (SCAR) is an interdisciplinary body of the International Science Council (ISC).
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Territorial claims in Antarctica
Seven sovereign states – Argentina, Australia, Chile, France, New Zealand, Norway, and the United Kingdom – have made eight territorial claims in Antarctica.
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Trinity Island
Trinity Island or Île de la Trinité or Isla Trinidad is an island long and wide in the northern part of the Palmer Archipelago, Antarctica. Tower Island and Trinity Island are islands of the Palmer Archipelago.
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UK Antarctic Place-Names Committee
The UK Antarctic Place-Names Committee (or UK-APC) is a United Kingdom government committee, part of the Foreign and Commonwealth Office, responsible for recommending names of geographical locations within the British Antarctic Territory (BAT) and the South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands (SGSSI).
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References
Also known as Breste Cove, Cape Dumoutier, Cape Leguillou, Condyle Point, Harmanli Cove, Kranevo Point, Mindya Cove, Peña Point, Ploski Cove, Traverso Point, Ustina Point.