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Kermen Peninsula (Bulgarian: полуостров Кермен, romanized: poluostrov Kermen, IPA: [poɫuˈɔstrof ˈkɛrmɛn]) is a 1.5-km long peninsula forming the south extremity of Robert Island, Antarctica. Bounded by Micalvi Cove to the northwest, and Bransfield Strait to the southeast. Its extremity Edwards Point is forming the east side of the south entrance to English Strait and the southwest side of the entrance to Devesil Bight. The southwest half — ca. 121 hectares (300 acres)[1] — is snow-free in summer. British mapping in 1968, and Bulgarian in 2005 and 2009. Named after the town of Kermen in southeastern Bulgaria.

Map

• L.L. Ivanov et al., Antarctica: Livingston Island and Greenwich Island, South Shetland Islands (from English Strait to Morton Strait, with illustrations and ice-cover distribution), Scale 1: 100000 map, Antarctic Place-names Commission of Bulgaria, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Sofia, 2005

Notes

References

• Kermen Peninsula. SCAR Composite Gazetteer of Antarctica
• Bulgarian Antarctic Gazetteer. Antarctic Place-names Commission. (details in Bulgarian, basic data in English)

External links

• Kermen Peninsula. Copernix satellite image

This article includes information from the Antarctic Place-names Commission of Bulgaria which is used with permission.

На других языках

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[de] Kermen-Halbinsel

Die Kermen-Halbinsel (bulgarisch полуостров Кермен .mw-parser-output .Latn{font-family:"Akzidenz Grotesk","Arial","Avant Garde Gothic","Calibri","Futura","Geneva","Gill Sans","Helvetica","Lucida Grande","Lucida Sans Unicode","Lucida Grande","Stone Sans","Tahoma","Trebuchet","Univers","Verdana"}poluostrow Kermen) ist eine 1,5 km lange Halbinsel mit am südlichen Ende von Robert Island im Archipel der Südlichen Shetlandinseln. Sie liegt zwischen der Micalvi Cove im Nordwesten und der Bransfieldstraße im Südosten. Ihre südwestliche Hälfte ist im antarktischen Sommer unverschneit.

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- [en] Kermen Peninsula

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