Ilyo Point

Location of Clarence Island in the South Shetland Islands.
Clarence Island seen from northeast with (left to right) Cape Bowles, Istros Bay, Sugarloaf Island, Smith Cove, Kakrina Point, Kutela Cove and Cape Lloyd.

Ilyo Point (Bulgarian: нос Ильо, ‘Nos Ilyo’ \'nos 'i-lyo\ is the narrow rocky point projecting 600 m east-northeastwards from the east coast of Clarence Island in the South Shetland Islands, Antarctica. It forms the south side of the entrance to Smith Cove.

The point is named after the Bulgarian rebel leader Ilyo Voyvoda (Iliya Popgeorgiev, 1805-1898).

Location

Ilyo Point is located at 61°10′35.7″S 54°01′38″W / 61.176583°S 54.02722°W / -61.176583; -54.02722Coordinates: 61°10′35.7″S 54°01′38″W / 61.176583°S 54.02722°W / -61.176583; -54.02722, which is 4.77 km north of Sugarloaf Island, 1.17 km south of Kakrina Point and 5.45 km south of Cape Lloyd. British mapping in 1972 and 2009.

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References

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


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