Bulgarian toponyms in
Antarctica
Antarctica () is Earth's southernmost and least-populated continent. Situated almost entirely south of the Antarctic Circle and surrounded by the Southern Ocean, it contains the geographic South Pole. Antarctica is the fifth-largest contine ...
are approved by the
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 ...
in compliance with its ''
Toponymic Guidelines
Toponymy, toponymics, or toponomastics is the study of ''toponyms'' (proper names of places, also known as place names and geographic names), including their origins, meanings, usage and types. Toponym is the general term for a proper name of ...
'', and formally given by the
President of the Republic according to the
Bulgarian Constitution and the established international and Bulgarian practice. Place naming is confined to nameless geographic features situated in the
Antarctic Treaty
russian: link=no, Договор об Антарктике es, link=no, Tratado Antártico
, name = Antarctic Treaty System
, image = Flag of the Antarctic Treaty.svgborder
, image_width = 180px
, caption ...
area, the region south of the parallel 60 degrees south latitude.
Details of the Bulgarian Antarctic
toponym
Toponymy, toponymics, or toponomastics is the study of '' toponyms'' (proper names of places, also known as place names and geographic names), including their origins, meanings, usage and types. Toponym is the general term for a proper name of ...
s are published by the websites of the commission and the international
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 th ...
maintained by the
Scientific Committee on Antarctic Research (SCAR).
Alphabetical lists of the relevant place names:
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A
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B
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C
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D
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E
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F
*
G
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H
*
I
*
J
*
K
*
L
*
M
*
N
*
O
*
P
*
Q
*
R
*
S
*
T
*
U
*
V
*
W
*
Y
*
Z
See also
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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 ...
*
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 th ...
*
Bulgarian placename etymology
Bulgarian placename etymology is characterized by the linguistic and ethnic diversity of the Balkans through the ages and the position of the country in the centre of the region. While typical Bulgarian placenames of Slavic origin vastly domina ...
External links
Bulgarian Antarctic GazetteerSCAR Composite Gazetteer of AntarcticaAntarctic Digital Database (ADD).Scale 1:250000 topographic map of Antarctica with place-name search.
* L. Ivanov
Bulgarian toponymic presence in Antarctica.Polar Week at the National Museum of Natural History in Sofia, 2–6 December 2019
Bibliography
* J. Stewart
Jefferson, N.C. and London: McFarland, 2011. 1771 pp.
* L. Ivanov
''Bulgarian Names in Antarctica''.Sofia: Manfred Wörner Foundation, 2021. Second edition. 539 pp. (in Bulgarian)
* G. Bakardzhieva
Bulgarian toponyms in Antarctica.''Paisiy Hilendarski University of Plovdiv: Research Papers''. Vol. 56, Book 1, Part A, 2018 – Languages and Literature, pp. 104-119 (in Bulgarian)
* L. Ivanov and N. Ivanova. Bulgarian names. In: ''The World of Antarctica''. Generis Publishing, 2022. pp. 114-115. {{ISBN, 979-8-88676-403-1
Antarctica
Antarctica () is Earth's southernmost and least-populated continent. Situated almost entirely south of the Antarctic Circle and surrounded by the Southern Ocean, it contains the geographic South Pole. Antarctica is the fifth-largest contine ...
Bulgarian toponyms in Antarctica
Names of places in Antarctica