Varna Peninsula ( Bulgarian : полуостров Варна , romanized : poluostrov Varna , IPA: [poɫuˈɔstrov ˈvarnɐ] ) is a roughly rectangular predominantly ice-covered peninsula forming the northeast extremity of Livingston Island in the South Shetland Islands , Antarctica . It is bounded by Hero Bay to the northwest, by Moon Bay to the southeast, and by McFarlane Strait to the northeast.
15-530: The peninsula is approximately 14 km long in the southwest–northeast direction and 10 km wide, with a central area occupied by Vidin Heights . The north and east extremities of Varna Peninsula are formed by Phelps Promontory and Williams Point , and by Inott Point respectively. The coast is indented by Lister Cove and Dragon Cove to the northeast, and by Griffin Cove , Charybdis Cove and Eliseyna Cove to
30-595: A central survey and mapping organisation for British colonies and protectorates. In 1957, with the imminent decolonisation of many British territories, it was renamed the Directorate of Overseas Surveys (DOS). Government reviews during the 1970s led to it being merging into the Ordnance Survey (OS) in 1984 whence it was known as the Overseas Surveys Directorate (OSD). In 1991, following completion of
45-492: Is used with permission. This Livingston Island location article is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Vidin Heights Vidin Heights ( Bulgarian : Видински възвишения , romanized : Vidinski vazvisheniya , IPA: [ˈvidinski vɐzviˈʃɛnijɐ] ) are predominantly ice-covered heights rising to 604 m (1,982 ft) on Varna Peninsula , eastern Livingston Island in
60-609: The Antarctic Place-names Commission of Bulgaria which is used with permission. This Livingston Island location article is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Directorate of Overseas Surveys The Ordnance Survey International or Ordnance Survey Overseas Directorate its predecessors built an archive of air photography, map and survey records for the United Kingdom from 1946 to 1999. The Ordnance Survey International Collection (formerly
75-771: The South Shetland Islands , Antarctica . The feature is approximately 8 m (26 ft) long from the north end of Leslie Gap east-northeastwards to Inott Point and 9.6 m (31 ft) north-northeastwards to Sayer Nunatak . The summit, Miziya Peak , is located 9.25 m (30.3 ft) north by east of Mount Bowles , 4.24 m (13.9 ft) north-northeast of Leslie Hill , 9.47 m (31.1 ft) south of Williams Point and 7.52 m (24.7 ft) west of Edinburgh Hill . The heights feature also Samuel Peak 1.9 m (6.2 ft) east-southeast of Miziya Peak , and Sharp Peak at their east-northeast extremity. The heights surmount Saedinenie Snowfield to
90-501: The Tangra 2004/05 Expedition. The midpoint is located at 62°30′55″S 60°09′45″W / 62.51528°S 60.16250°W / -62.51528; -60.16250 (British mapping in 1822 and 1968, Chilean in 1971, Argentine in 1980, Spanish mapping in 1991, and Bulgarian topographic survey Tangra 2004/05 and mapping in 2005 and 2009). This article includes information from the Antarctic Place-names Commission of Bulgaria which
105-638: The Ordnance Survey International Library) held mapping records that were acquired outside the UK. Although the international division opened in 1946, the OS had been involved in overseas work for almost a century (notably the 1864-65 Ordnance Survey of Jerusalem ). The agency was closed in 2001. In 1946 the Directorate of Colonial Surveys (DCS) was established by the Colonial Office to provide
120-655: The collection are also displayed, showing the types of terrain and remote communities which were mapped for the first time by DOS. During its lifetime the agency provided mapping to almost all the British colonies and protectorates. In addition, some non-Commonwealth countries were mapped between 1975 and 1991 including Ethiopia , Liberia , Sudan and Yemen . Aerial photography and photogrammetry were used with photography missions being flown primarily by United Kingdom air survey companies. Agency surveyors were sent abroad to establish horizontal and vertical ground control for
135-583: The collection to explore the legacy of 20th century aerial survey in Mwatate, Kenya . The film was created as part of Creative Scotland 's 'Culture 2014' programme, and premiered at the Edinburgh International Film Festival . To date, a small amount of material from the collection has been made available via the NCAP website, primarily relating to the 2014 documentary. Examples of photography from
150-484: The last significant aid-funded mapping projects, its name was changed one final time to Ordnance Survey International and its main activity became consultancy, primarily in Eastern Europe. It was closed in 2001. The aerial photographs, maps and survey data were originally kept in separate libraries but were amalgamated in 1984 into a single collection called Technical Information and Support Services . In 1991 this
165-809: The northwest, Rose Valley Glacier to the northeast, Debelt Glacier and Panega Glacier to the southeast, and Kaliakra Glacier to the south. The feature is named after the city of Vidin in northwestern Bulgaria . This is one of the Bulgarian names bestowed on hitherto nameless geographical features by the Tangra 2004/05 Expedition. The heights' midpoint is located at 62°31′40″S 60°07′30″W / 62.52778°S 60.12500°W / -62.52778; -60.12500 (UK Directorate of Overseas Surveys mapping in 1968, rough Argentine mapping in 1980, and Bulgarian topographic survey Tangra 2004/05 and mapping in 2005 and 2009). Vidin Heights. Copernix satellite image This article includes information from
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#1733085807979180-567: The northwest. Bezmer Point is also on the northwest coast of the peninsula. The area was visited by early 19th century sealers . Williams Point was the first land discovered in the Antarctic Treaty area, by the British navigator William Smith on 19 February 1819. Varna is the name of a major city on the Bulgarian Black Sea Coast . This is one of the Bulgarian names bestowed on previously nameless geographical features by
195-465: The photography; this was permanently marked and co-ordinated so that the surveys could be the basis for future work. After a map was compiled from the photography, a plot (draft) was made for checking and annotation by the local survey department of the country concerned. The final map was drawn at agency headquarters and printed by the Ordnance Survey. In addition to its primary map making role
210-540: Was dispersed during 2004. Since 2012, the archive has been held within the National Collection of Aerial Photography (NCAP), and includes some 1.7 million aerial photographs alongside cover traces, maps and annual reports. Having rescued the collection from the defunct British Empire and Commonwealth Museum , NCAP are now cataloguing and digitising the collection. In 2014, a 16 minute Scottish Documentary Institute film entitled 'Sightlines' used photography from
225-478: Was renamed the Ordnance Survey International Library . In 2002 it was decided that it was no longer needed and responsibility for its disposal was passed to The National Archives. During 2003 and 2004 The National Archives, the Ordnance Survey and advisers from specialist bodies jointly appraised the collection to determine which records should be kept and by which custodians. The collection
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