Krasava Point

Location of Magnier Peninsula on Graham Coast, Antarctic Peninsula.

Krasava Point (Bulgarian: нос Красава, ‘Nos Krasava’ \'nos kra-'sa-va\) is the point on the southeast side of the entrance to Finaeus Cove on the northeast coast of Magnier Peninsula, Graham Coast on the Antarctic Peninsula. It is formed by an offshoot of Orbel Peak.

The feature is named after the settlement of Krasava in Western Bulgaria.

Location

Krasava Point is located at 65°40′41″S 64°09′23″W / 65.67806°S 64.15639°W / -65.67806; -64.15639Coordinates: 65°40′41″S 64°09′23″W / 65.67806°S 64.15639°W / -65.67806; -64.15639, which is 3.8 km southeast of Vartop Point and 7 km south of Eijkman Point. British mapping in 1971.

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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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