Karavelova Point
Location of Varna Peninsula on Livingston Island in the South Shetland Islands.
Topographic map of Livingston Island, Greenwich, Robert, Snow and Smith Islands.
Karavelova Point or Nos Karavelova (/ˈnɒs kɑːrəˈvɛloʊvə/ is on the northeast coast of Varna Peninsula, Livingston Island in the South Shetland Islands, Antarctica forming the south side of the entrance to Lister Cove. It is named after Ekaterina Karavelova (1860–1947), translator, author and woman activist.
Location
The point is located at 62°30′11.5″S 60°03′22″W / 62.503194°S 60.05611°WCoordinates: 62°30′11.5″S 60°03′22″W / 62.503194°S 60.05611°W which is 2.1 km south of Pomorie Point, 7 km southeast of Williams Point and 3.6 km northwest of Inott Point.
Maps
- L.L. Ivanov et al. Antarctica: Livingston Island and Greenwich Island, South Shetland Islands. Scale 1:100000 topographic map. Sofia: Antarctic Place-names Commission of Bulgaria, 2005.
- L.L. Ivanov. Antarctica: Livingston Island and Greenwich, Robert, Snow and Smith Islands. Scale 1:120000 topographic map. Troyan: Manfred Wörner Foundation, 2009.
External links
- Karavelova Point. SCAR Composite Antarctic Gazetteer.
- Bulgarian Antarctic Gazetteer. Antarctic Place-names Commission. (details in Bulgarian, basic data in English)
This article includes information from the Antarctic Place-names Commission of Bulgaria which is used with permission.
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