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Zahari Point (Nos Zahari \'nos za-'ha-ri\) is an ice-free point on the southwest coast of Robert Island in the South Shetland Islands, Antarctica forming the northwest side of the entrance to Micalvi Cove. Ice-free surface area 21 hectares (52 acres). The feature is named after the Bulgarian writer and historiographer Zahari Stoyanov (1850–1889).
Location
The point is located at 62°26′58″S 59°32′08″W, which is 6.8 km southeast of Negra Point, 1.8 km east-southeast of Beron Point, and 2 km northwest of Edwards Point (British mapping in 1968, and Bulgarian in 2005 and 2009).
Map
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.
Notes
References
Zahari Point. SCAR Composite Gazetteer of Antarctica
Bulgarian Antarctic Gazetteer. Antarctic Place-names Commission. (details in Bulgarian, basic data in English)
External links
Zahari Point. Copernix satellite image
This article includes information from the Antarctic Place-names Commission of Bulgaria which is used with permission.
Kata Kunci Pencarian:
- Sirilus dan Metodius
- Zahari Point
- Zahari Stoyanov
- Zahari Stoyanovo
- Beron Point
- Zahari (name)
- Bajo Nunatak
- Micalvi Cove
- Bulgarian toponyms in Antarctica (Z)
- Liam Cameron
- Bulgaria
