Polezhan Point
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Polezhan Point (Bulgarian: нос Полежан, ‘Nos Polezhan’ \'nos po-le-'zhan\) is the rocky point on the west coast of Liège Island in the Palmer Archipelago, Antarctica projecting 750 m northwestwards and forming the south side of the entrance to Vapa Cove.
The point is named after Polezhan Peak in Pirin Mountain, Bulgaria.
Location
[edit]Polezhan Point is located at 64°02′52″S 62°02′50″W / 64.04778°S 62.04722°W, which is 2.36 km north-northeast of Garbel Point and 1.65 km south-southwest of Disilitsa Point. British mapping in 1980.
Maps
[edit]- British Antarctic Territory. Scale 1:200000 topographic map. DOS 610 Series, Sheet W 64 62. Directorate of Overseas Surveys, UK, 1980.
- Antarctic Digital Database (ADD). Scale 1:250000 topographic map of Antarctica. Scientific Committee on Antarctic Research (SCAR). Since 1993, regularly upgraded and updated.
References
[edit]- Bulgarian Antarctic Gazetteer. Antarctic Place-names Commission. (details in Bulgarian, basic data in English)
- Polezhan Point. SCAR Composite Antarctic Gazetteer.
External links
[edit]- Polezhan Point. Copernix satellite image
This article includes information from the Antarctic Place-names Commission of Bulgaria which is used with permission.
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