Pavlikeni Point

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Location of Greenwich Island in the South Shetland Islands.
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Pavlikeni Point from English Strait.
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Topographic map of Livingston Island, Greenwich, Robert, Snow and Smith Islands.

Pavlikeni Point (Nos Pavlikeni \'nos pa-vli-'ke-ni\) projects 600 m from the north coast of Greenwich Island in the South Shetland Islands, Antarctica and is snow-free in summer. It is named after the Bulgarian town of Pavlikeni.

Greenwich Island island

Greenwich Island is an island 24 km (15 mi) long and from 0.80 to 9.66 km wide, lying between Robert Island and Livingston Island in the South Shetland Islands. Surface area 142.7 square kilometres (55.1 sq mi). The name Greenwich Island dates back to at least 1821 and is now established in international usage.

South Shetland Islands A group of islands north of the Antarctic Peninsula

The South Shetland Islands are a group of Antarctic islands with a total area of 3,687 square kilometres (1,424 sq mi). They lie about 120 kilometres (75 mi) north of the Antarctic Peninsula, and between 430 kilometres (270 mi) to 900 kilometres (560 mi) south-west from the nearest point of the South Orkney Islands. By the Antarctic Treaty of 1959, the islands' sovereignty is neither recognized nor disputed by the signatories and they are free for use by any signatory for non-military purposes.

Antarctica Polar continent in the Earths southern hemisphere

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Location

The point is located at 62°26′35″S59°57′56″W / 62.44306°S 59.96556°W / -62.44306; -59.96556 Coordinates: 62°26′35″S59°57′56″W / 62.44306°S 59.96556°W / -62.44306; -59.96556 , which is 3.4 km east of Duff Point, 950 m west of Kabile Island, 9.1 km west of Agüedo Point, 1.55 km west-northwest of Miletich Point and 1.13 km north of Hrabar Nunatak (Bulgarian mapping in 2009).

Geographic coordinate system Coordinate system

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Duff Point

Duff Point is a point on Archar Peninsula forming the western extremity of Greenwich Island, in the South Shetland Islands, Antarctica. The name Duffs Straits was applied to McFarlane Strait by James Weddell in 1820–23, after Captain Norwich Duff under whom Weddell served in HMS Espoir in 1814. The name Duff Point was given by the UK Antarctic Place-Names Committee in 1961 in order to preserve Weddell's name in the area; this point forms the northeast entrance to McFarlane Strait.

Kabile Island

Kabile Island is an Antarctic island extending 700 m (770 yd) in south-north direction and 450 m (490 yd) wide, situated off the north coast of Greenwich Island in the South Shetland Islands, Antarctica. It has a surface area of 19 hectares.

Pavlikeni Point in fiction

Pavlikeni Point features in the recent book Pavlikeni Point: Short Stories by the Bulgarian writer Dimitar Tomov. [1]

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Hrabar Nunatak

Hrabar Nunatak is a 160m rocky peak on the north coast of Greenwich Island in the South Shetland Islands, Antarctica, and overlooking Yakoruda Glacier to the south. The peak is "named after the Bulgarian scholar Chernorizets Hrabar .".

Nikopol Point

Nikopol Point is a snow-free point on the south coast of Byers Peninsula, Livingston Island in the South Shetland Islands, Antarctica projecting 650 m east-southeastwards into Bransfield Strait and linked by a spit to Vietor Rock to the south. The area was visited by early 19th century sealers who had dwellings at the foothills of nearby Sealer Hill.

Rila Point

Rila Point is a low, ice-free point on the south coast of Moon Bay, projecting 330 m west-northwestwards from Burgas Peninsula on Livingston Island in the South Shetland Islands, Antarctica, and forming the east side of the entrance to Bruix Cove. The point is named after Rila Mountain, Bulgaria.

Zheravna Glacier glacier in Antarctica

Zheravna Glacier is a glacier on Greenwich Island, Antarctica situated east of Wulfila Glacier and west of Targovishte Glacier. It is bounded by Razgrad Peak to the west, Ilinden Peak and Momchil Peak to the north, and Viskyar Ridge to the east, extending 2 km in the east-west direction and 1.8 km in the north-south direction, and draining southwards into McFarlane Strait between Ephraim Bluff and Sartorius Point.

Aytos Point

Aytos Point is a point on the coast of Bransfield Strait, Livingston Island, Antarctica formed by an offshoot of Christoff Cliff. The point was named after the Bulgarian town of Aytos.

Yovkov Point

Yovkov Point is a point on the southwest coast of Greenwich Island, Antarctica projecting 150 m southwards into McFarlane Strait, forming the northwest side of the entrance to Kramolin Cove. Formed as a result of Murgash Glacier's retreat in the late 20th and early 21st century. The feature is named after the famous Bulgarian writer Yordan Yovkov (1880–1937).

Kaspichan Point

Kaspichan Point is a point on the southeast side of the entrance to Kramolin Cove on the southwest coast of Greenwich Island, Antarctica. Situated next west of Hebrizelm Hill, 1.4 km northwest of Triangle Point, 2 km south-southwest of Tile Ridge, and 2 km southeast of Yovkov Point. Shape enhanced by recent glacier retreat northwest of the point. Bulgarian topographic survey Tangra 2004/05. Named after the town of Kaspichan in northeastern Bulgaria.

Beron Point

Beron Point is a point on the southwest coast of Robert Island, Antarctica situated 4.5 km southeast of Negra Point, 1.7 km west of Bajo Nunatak, 1.8 km west-northwest of Zahari Point, and 3.7 km northwest of Edwards Point, as well as 5 km northeast of Ash Point on Greenwich Island. Its shape has been enhanced by a recent glacier retreat north-northwest of the point. It was named after the prominent Bulgarian scientist and educator Dr. Petar Beron (1795–1871).

Elemag Point

Elemag Point is a point on the coast of Moon Bay in Livingston Island, Antarctica situated 6.75 km south-southwest of Edinburgh Hill, 1.76 km southeast of Sindel Point, 3.05 km east of Sliven Peak, 2.05 km northeast of Zlatograd Rock, and 5,57 km northwest of Rila Point. Separates the glacier termini of Struma Glacier to the north and Huron Glacier to the south. Bulgarian topographic survey Tangra 2004/05.

Garmen Point

Garmen Point is a point on the northwest coast of Smith Island, South Shetland Islands situated 13.65 km north-northeast of Cape James, 6.12 km south-southwest of Markeli Point and 19.65 km southwest of Cape Smith. Formed by an offshoot of Mount Foster. Bulgarian early mapping in 2008. Named after the settlement of Garmen in southwestern Bulgaria.

Miletich Point

Miletich Point is the rocky point forming the west side of the entrance to Haskovo Cove on Greenwich Island, South Shetland Islands in Antarctica. Stuated 800 m north of the summit of Crutch Peaks, 200 m southeast of Kabile Island, 1.55 km east of Pavlikeni Point, and 2.1 km west of Aprilov Point.

Divotino Point

Divotino Point is a sharp, low ice-free point on the southeast coast of Alfatar Peninsula on Robert Island in the South Shetland Islands, Antarctica projecting 200 m into Mitchell Cove. Situated 2 km northeast of Debelyanov Point and 3.35 km north by west of Negra Point.

Voluyak Rocks

Voluyak Rocks is a chain of rocks off the north coast of Greenwich Island in the South Shetland Islands, Antarctica situated 400 m (440 yd) north of Pavlikeni Point. Extending 1.9 km (1.2 mi) in southeast-northwest direction.

Pelishat Point

Pelishat Point is the point forming the south extremity of Archar Peninsula and the north side of the entrance to Berende Cove on the southwest coast of Greenwich Island in the South Shetland Islands, Antarctica. It is situated 2.4 km southeast of Duff Point and 3.9 km northeast of Pomorie Point on Livingston Island.

Ongley Island

Ongley Island is a rugged rocky island lying off the north coast of Greenwich Island in the South Shetland Islands, Antarctica. Extending 1.35 km (0.84 mi) in west-northwest direction and 470 m (510 yd) wide, with a surface area of 44 hectares. The area was visited by early 19th century sealers.

Yasen Point

Yasen Point is the sharp, rocky point on the south coast of Livingston Island in the South Shetland Islands, Antarctica, forming the west side of the entrance to Mateev Cove. Situated on the east side of the small ice-free promontory ending in Hannah Point to the west.

Brusen Point

Brusen Point is the narrow rocky point projecting 200 m in north-northwest direction and forming the north extremity of Greenwich Island in the South Shetland Islands, Antarctica.

Dragash Point

Dragash Point is the rocky point forming the south extremity of Dee Island in the South Shetland Islands, Antarctica.

Varbak Point

Varbak Point is the ice-covered point on the southwest side of the entrance to Pakusha Cove on the southeast coast of Smith Island in the South Shetland Islands, Antarctica. The point is named after the settlement of Varbak in Northeastern Bulgaria.

References

  1. Tomov, D. Pavlikeni Point: Short Stories. Sofia: Bulgarian Bestseller Publishing House, 2008. 360 pp. (in Bulgarian) ISBN   978-954-463-109-3
Antarctic Place-names Commission

The Antarctic Place-names Commission was established by the Bulgarian Antarctic Institute in 1994, and since 2001 has been a body affiliated with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Bulgaria.


This article includes information from the Antarctic Place-names Commission of Bulgaria which is used with permission.