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Thompson Hill (Duluth, Minnesota)
Thompson Hill ( bg, хълм Томпсън, ‘Halm Thompson’ \'h&lm 'tomp-s&n\) is the mostly ice-covered ridge rising to 934 mReference Elevation Model of Antarctica. Polar Geospatial Center. University of Minnesota, 2019 in central , northern Alexander Island in . It surmounts |
Bulgarian Resistance Movement During World War II
The Bulgarian Resistance was part of the anti-Axis resistance during World War II. It consisted of armed and unarmed actions of resistance groups against the Wehrmacht forces in Bulgaria and the Tsardom of Bulgaria authorities. It was mainly communist and pro-Soviet Union. Participants in the armed resistance were called ''partizanin'' (a partisan) and ''yatak'' (a helper, or a supporter, someone who provides cover for someone else). Background The Communists had long despised the pro-German policy of Prime Minister Bogdan Filov and even campaigned in 1940 for a political pact with Moscow (the Sobolev action). German forces entered Bulgaria on 1–2 March 1941 as a result of Bulgaria's adhesion to the Axis. The Bulgarian Communist Party (BCP) declared this to be a "fatal move" and once again called for a union with the USSR. On 6 March 1941 Georgi Dimitrov called on the people of Bulgaria to start resistance against the Germans. Before the German invasion of the USSR, there h ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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. The Gazetteer includes also parts of the International Hydrographic Organization (IHO) General Bathymetric Chart of the Oceans (GEBCO) gazetteer for under-sea features situated south of 60° south latitude. , the overall content of the CGA amounts to 37,893 geographic names for 19,803 features including some 500 features with two or more entirely different names, contributed by the following sources: {, class="wikitable sortable" ! Country ! Names , - , United States , 13,192 , - , United Kingdom , 5,040 , - , Russia , 4,808 , - , New Zealand , 2,597 , - , Australia , 2,551 , - , Argentina , 2,545 , - , Chile , 1,866 , - , Norway , 1,706 , - , Bulgaria , 1,450 , - , Ge ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Antarctic Place-names Commission
The Antarctic Place-names Commission was established by the Bulgarian Antarctic Institute in 1994, and since 2001 has been a body affiliated with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Bulgaria. The Commission approves Bulgarian place names in Antarctica, which are formally given by the President of the Republic according to the Bulgarian Constitution (Art. 98) and the established international practice. Bulgarian names in Antarctica Geographical names in Antarctica reflect the history and practice of Antarctic exploration. The nations involved in Antarctic research give new names to nameless geographical features for the purposes of orientation, logistics, and international scientific cooperation. As of 2021, there are some 20,091 named Antarctic geographical features, including 1,601 features with names given by Bulgaria.Bulgarian Antarctic Gazett ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shaw Nunatak
Shaw Nunatak () is a nunatak rising to 500 m in Nichols Snowfield, northern Alexander Island, Antarctica. It is situated 5.3 km north-northeast of Rachenitsa Nunatak, 4.23 km east-southeast of Tipits Knoll and 7 km southeast of Mount Kliment Ohridski in Sofia University Mountains, 7.5 km southwest of Lizard Nunatak and 8.1 km northwest of Tegra Nunatak. The feature was photographed from the air by Ronne Antarctic Research Expedition in 1947–48, and mapped from these photographs by D. Searle of Falkland Islands Dependencies Survey, 1960. The nunatak was named by United Kingdom Antarctic Place-Names Committee in 1977 after Colin Shaw (1944–78), British Antarctic Survey surveyor who worked in Alexander Island, from 1975 to 1976. See also * Dione Nunataks The Dione Nunataks () are rock exposures at the head of Saturn Glacier, west of Deimos Ridge in the southeastern part of Alexander Island, Antarctica. The nunataks appear to have been first seen ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lizard Nunatak
Lizard Nunatak () is a nunatak rising to about situated within the Nichols Snowfield, in the northern portion of Alexander Island, Antarctica. It is situated 12 km east by north of Mount Kliment Ohridski and 9 km south-southeast of the summit of Landers Peaks in Sofia University Mountains, and 6.4 km southwest of Serpent Nunatak and 9.38 km north by west of Tegra Nunatak in Rouen Mountains. The feature was so named by the UK Antarctic Place-Names Committee in 1977 from its shape and in association with Serpent Nunatak lying to the northeast. See also * Admirals Nunatak * Gannon Nunataks The Gannon Nunataks () are a notable twin-peaked group of nunataks (about high) and several smaller rock outcrops, located between the northern end of the LeMay Range and the Lully Foothills, situated in the west-central portion of Alexander Is ... * Knott Nunatak References Nunataks of Alexander Island {{AlexanderIsland-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vola Ridge
Vola Ridge ( bg, рид Вола, ‘Rid Vola’ \'rid 'vo-la\) is the mostly ice-covered triple-peaked ridge extending 2.6 km in south-southeast to north-northwest direction and 1.1 km wide, with a central height rising to 879 m and southern one of 933 mReference Elevation Model of Antarctica. Polar Geospatial Center. University of Minnesota, 2019 on the southeast side of in northern Alexander Island, |
Mount Braun
Mount Braun is a mountain rising to about in the northwest extremity of Sofia Mountains in northern Alexander Island, Antarctica. The feature forms the northeast part of a horseshoe-shaped ridge east-southeast of Mount Holt. It was named by the Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names for Lieutenant Commander William K. Braun, U.S. Navy, C-121J (Super Constellation) aircraft commander, Squadron VXE-6, U.S. Navy Operation Deepfreeze, 1970 and 1971. See also * Mount Borodin * Mount Paris Mount Paris () is a conspicuous mountain, about 2,800 m, 4 nautical miles (7 km) southeast of Mount Bayonne situated in the northern portion of Alexander Island, Antarctica. The mountain was first mapped by the French Antarctic Expedition, ... * Mount Liszt References Mountains of Alexander Island {{AlexanderIsland-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lassus Mountains
The Lassus Mountains () are a large group of mountains, long and wide, rising to and extending south from Palestrina Glacier in the northwest part of Alexander Island, Antarctica. They overlook Lazarev Bay and a few minor islands within the bay such as Dint Island and Umber Island; Haydn Inlet lies to the south while the Havre Mountains lie immediately north. The mountains were probably first seen on January 9, 1821, by a Russian expedition under Fabian Gottlieb von Bellingshausen. They were photographed from the air in 1936 by the British Graham Land Expedition but mapped as part of the Havre Mountains. They were first mapped in detail, from air photos taken by the Ronne Antarctic Research Expedition (1947–48), by D. Searle of the Falkland Islands Dependencies Survey in 1960, and were named by the UK Antarctic Place-Names Committee after Orlandus Lassus, a Belgian composer of the 16th century. See also * Colbert Mountains * Rouen Mountains The Rouen Mountains () are a pro ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mount Wilbye
Mount Wilbye () is the highest peak (about ) of the Lassus Mountains in the north part of Alexander Island, Antarctica. It is situated 10.24 km north by west of Mount Devol. The mountain was first mapped from air photos taken by the Ronne Antarctic Research Expedition in 1947–48, by Searle of the Falkland Islands Dependencies Survey in 1960. Named by United Kingdom Antarctic Place-Names Committee after John Wilbye (1574–1638), English madrigal composer A composer is a person who writes music. The term is especially used to indicate composers of Western classical music, or those who are composers by occupation. Many composers are, or were, also skilled performers of music. Etymology and Defi .... See also * Mount Spivey * Mount Strauss * Mount Tchaikovsky Mountains of Alexander Island {{AlexanderIsland-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mount Kliment Ohridski
Mount Kliment Ohridski ( bg, връх Климент Охридски, vrah Kliment Ohridski, ) is the highest ridge (1422mReference Elevation Model of Antarctica. Polar Geospatial Center. University of Minnesota, 2019) in the Sofia University Mountains on , . The feature extends 7 km in the northwest–southeast direction with partly ice-free southern slopes. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Frank Thompson (SOE Officer)
Major William Frank Thompson (17 August 1920 – 10 June 1944) was a British officer who acted as a liaison between the British Army and the Bulgarian communist partisans during the Second World War. Early life, family, and education Thompson was born in Darjeeling, Bengal Presidency, British India to a British missionary family. He was educated at Winchester College and New College, Oxford. Freeman Dyson, a fellow pupil at Winchester, has described Thompson's extraordinary facility with diverse languages and that "Frank was the largest, the loudest, the most uninhibited and the most brilliant." Dyson "learned from him more than I learned from anybody else at the school". His younger brother, E.P. Thompson, was an English historian, socialist and peace campaigner. Second World War In 1939, while studying at the University of Oxford, he became a member of the Communist Party of Great Britain under the influence of his close friend Iris Murdoch. Despite his affiliation, he did n ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
