Preker Point
Location of Trinity Island in the Antarctic Peninsula region.
Preker Point (Bulgarian: нос Прекер, ‘Nos Preker’ \'nos 'pre-ker\) is the sharp rocky point forming the north side of the entrance to Saldobisa Cove on the west coast of Trinity Island in the Palmer Archipelago, Antarctica.
The point is named after Golemiya (Big) Preker Peak in eastern Balkan Mountains, Bulgaria.
Location
Preker Point is located at 63°40′55.7″S 60°48′51″W / 63.682139°S 60.81417°WCoordinates: 63°40′55.7″S 60°48′51″W / 63.682139°S 60.81417°W, which is 2.12 km southwest of Cape Wollaston, the north extremity of the island, and 2.26 km north-northwest of Burya Point. British mapping in 1978.
Maps
- British Antarctic Territory. Scale 1:200000 topographic map. DOS 610 Series, Sheet W 63 60. Directorate of Overseas Surveys, UK, 1978.
- Antarctic Digital Database (ADD). Scale 1:250000 topographic map of Antarctica. Scientific Committee on Antarctic Research (SCAR), 1993–2016.
References
- Bulgarian Antarctic Gazetteer. Antarctic Place-names Commission. (details in Bulgarian, basic data in English)
- Preker Point. SCAR Composite Antarctic Gazetteer.
This article includes information from the Antarctic Place-names Commission of Bulgaria which is used with permission.
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