Botev Point
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Botev Point 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.
, 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.
Rozhen Peninsula
Rozhen Peninsula extends 9 km in the southwest direction towards Barnard Point, Livingston Island in the South Shetland Islands, Antarctica, and 8.8 km wide. It is bounded by False Bay to the west, Bransfield Strait to the southeast and Brunow Bay to the east...
and Livingston Island in the South Shetland Islands
South Shetland Islands
The South Shetland Islands are a group of Antarctic islands, lying about north of the Antarctic Peninsula, with a total area of . 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...
, Antarctica formed by an offshoot of Botev Peak
Botev Peak, Livingston Island
Botev Peak is a peak rising to about 370 m in the southern extremity of the Veleka Ridge of Tangra Mountains, eastern Livingston Island in the South Shetland Islands, Antarctica overlooking Tarnovo Ice Piedmont to the east-northeast, Botev Point to the south, Barnard Point to the west and Arkutino...
in the Veleka Ridge
Veleka Ridge
Veleka Ridge is a predominantly ice-free ridge extending 3 km between Charity Glacier in the north and Botev Point in the south, and 1.3 km wide, in the southwest extremity of Friesland Ridge, Tangra Mountains on Livingston Island in the South Shetland Islands, Antarctica. The ice-free...
of Tangra Mountains
Tangra Mountains
Tangra Mountains form the principal mountain range of Livingston Island in the South Shetland Islands, Antarctica...
.
The feature is named after Hristo Botev
Hristo Botev
Hristo Botev , born Hristo Botyov Petkov , was a Bulgarian poet and national revolutionary. Botev is widely considered by Bulgarians to be a symbolic historical figure and national hero.-Early years:...
(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 which is 1.5 km east-southeast of Barnard PointBarnard Point
Barnard Point is a headland which marks the southeast side of the entrance to False Bay on the south side of Livingston Island in the South Shetland Islands, Antarctica. This point was known to sealers as early as 1822. The name was applied about a century later, probably after Mount Barnard ...
, 5.1 km west-southwest of Gela Point
Gela Point
Gela Point is a point on the southeast coast of Rozhen Peninsula on Livingston Island, Antarctica formed by an offshoot of Yambol Peak. Situated on the coast of Bransfield Strait 5.1 km east-northeast of Botev Point, 700 m east-southeast of Yambol Peak, and 4.1 km west-southwest of...
and 9.29 km west-southwest of Samuel Point
Samuel Point
Samuel Point is on the coast of Bransfield Strait forming the southwest side of the entrance to Brunow Bay on Livingston Island in the South Shetland Islands, Antarctica...
. 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. Antarctica: Livingston Island and Greenwich, Robert, Snow and Smith Islands. Scale 1:120000 topographic map. Troyan: Manfred Wörner Foundation, 2009. ISBN 978-954-92032-6-4