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Archar Peninsula

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Archar Peninsula (Poluostrov Archar \po-lu-'os-trov ar-'char\) located in the North-Western extermity of Greenwich Island, Antarctica. The 3km long peninsula is bounded Razlog Cove to the North and McFarlane Strait to the South. The North-Western half of the peninsula is snow-free in summer. The peninsula is named after the settlement of Archar in Northwestern Bulgaria, successor of the ancient town of Ratiaria.

Location

The peninsula is located at 62°27′30″S 60°00′00″W / 62.45833°S 60.00000°W / -62.45833; -60.00000

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

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