Studena Point
Encyclopedia
Studena Point is a rocky point on the north coast of Parker Peninsula in the northeast part of Anvers Island
in the Palmer Archipelago
, Antarctica, projecting 1.4 km northwards into Fournier Bay
and separating the termini
of Kleptuza Glacier
to the west and Altimir Glacier
to the east.
The point is named after the settlements of Studena in western and southern Bulgaria
, and Upper and Lower Studena in northern Bulgaria.
, 15.55 km southwest of Andrews Point
and 3.77 km south by east of Predel Point
. British mapping in 1980.
Anvers Island
Anvers Island or Antwerp Island or Antwerpen Island or Isla Amberes is a high, mountainous island long, which is the largest feature in the Palmer Archipelago, lying southwest of Brabant Island at the southwestern end of the group. Anvers Island is located at...
in the Palmer Archipelago
Palmer Archipelago
Palmer Archipelago, also known as Antarctic Archipelago, Archipiélago Palmer, Antarktiske Arkipel or Palmer Inseln, is a group of islands off the northwestern coast of the Antarctic Peninsula....
, Antarctica, projecting 1.4 km northwards into Fournier Bay
Fournier Bay
Fournier Bay is a bay 8 nautical miles long and 3 nautical miles wide, indenting the northeast coast of Anvers Island immediately west of Briggs Peninsula, in the Palmer Archipelago. Probably first seen by a German expedition 1873-74, under Dallmann. Charted by the French Antarctic Expedition,...
and separating the termini
Glacier terminus
A glacier terminus, or snout, is the end of a glacier at any given point in time. Although glaciers seem motionless to the observer, in reality glaciers are in endless motion and the glacier terminus is always either advancing or retreating...
of Kleptuza Glacier
Kleptuza Glacier
Kleptuza Glacier is a 6 km long and 6 km wide glacier draining the east slopes of Mount Hector in the Trojan Range and the north slopes of Osterrieth Range on Anvers Island in the Palmer Archipelago, Antarctica. Situated southeast of Thamyris Glacier and west of Altimir Glacier...
to the west and Altimir Glacier
Altimir Glacier
Altimir Glacier is a long and wide glacier draining the north slopes of the Osterrieth Range on Anvers Island in the Palmer Archipelago, Antarctica. It flows northwards to enter Fournier Bay east of Studena Point....
to the east.
The point is named after the settlements of Studena in western and southern Bulgaria
Bulgaria
Bulgaria , officially the Republic of Bulgaria , is a parliamentary democracy within a unitary constitutional republic in Southeast Europe. The country borders Romania to the north, Serbia and Macedonia to the west, Greece and Turkey to the south, as well as the Black Sea to the east...
, and Upper and Lower Studena in northern Bulgaria.
Location
Studena Point is located at 64°34′08"S 63°11′54"W, which is 13.72 km south-southwest of Dralfa PointDralfa Point
Dralfa Point is the point forming the north extremity of Thompson Peninsula on the northeast coast of Anvers Island in the Palmer Archipelago, Antarctica...
, 15.55 km southwest of Andrews Point
Andrews Point
Andrews Point is a headland between Hackapike Bay and Inverleith Harbour on the northeast coast of Anvers Island, in the Palmer Archipelago. It was charted and named in 1927 by DI personnel on the RRS Discovery....
and 3.77 km south by east of Predel Point
Predel Point
Predel Point is a point on the northwest coast of Fournier Bay in Anvers Island in the Palmer Archipelago, Antarctica separating the termini of Rhesus Glacier to the north and Thamyris Glacier 4 km to the south....
. British mapping in 1980.
Maps
- British Antarctic Territory. Scale 1:200000 topographic map No. 3217. DOS 610 - W 64 62. Tolworth, UK, 1980.
- Antarctic Digital Database (ADD). Scale 1:250000 topographic map. Scientific Committee on Antarctic Research (SCAR), 1993-2006.