Predel Point

Location of Anvers Island in the Antarctic Peninsula region.

Predel Point (Bulgarian: нос Предел, ‘Nos Predel’ \'nos pre-'del\) is a point on the northwest coast of Fournier Bay in Anvers Island in the Palmer Archipelago, Antarctica separating the termini of Rhesus Glacier to the north and Thamyris Glacier 4 km to the south.

The point is named after Predel Saddle between the mountains of Pirin and Rila in southwestern Bulgaria.

Location

Predel Point is located at 64°32′08″S 63°12′43″W / 64.53556°S 63.21194°W / -64.53556; -63.21194Coordinates: 64°32′08″S 63°12′43″W / 64.53556°S 63.21194°W / -64.53556; -63.21194, which is 10.72 km southwest of Dralfa Point, 15.03 km west-southwest of Andrews Point and 3.77 km north by west of Studena Point. British mapping in 1980.

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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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