Botev Point
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Botev Point (Bulgarian: нос Ботев, romanized:nos Botev, IPA: [ˈnɔzˈbɔtɛf]) is the south extremity of both Rozhen Peninsula and Livingston Island in the South Shetland Islands, Antarctica formed by an offshoot of Botev Peak in the Veleka Ridge of Tangra Mountains.
The feature is named after Hristo Botev (1848–1876), poet and leader of the Bulgarian liberation movement.
Location
The point is located at 62°45′49.6″S 60°18′46″W/62.763778°S 60.31278°W/ -62.763778; -60.31278 which is 1.5 km east-southeast of Barnard Point, 5.1 km west-southwest of Gela Point and 9.29 km west-southwest of Samuel Point. The point was mapped in 1968 by the UK Directorate of Overseas Surveys, and in 2005 and 2009 by Bulgaria.
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. . Scale 1:120000 topographic map. Troyan: Manfred Wörner Foundation, 2009. ISBN 978-954-92032-6-4
- SCAR Composite Gazetteer of Antarctica.
- Antarctic Place-names Commission. (details in Bulgarian, in English)
External links
- Copernix satellite image
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