Bov Point
Bov Point (Bulgarian: нос Бов, ‘Nos Bov’ \'nos 'bov\) is the ice-covered point on the south side of the entrance to Kayak Bay on the east coast of Brabant Island in the Palmer Archipelago, Antarctica.
The point is named after the settlement of Bov in Western Bulgaria.
Location
[edit | edit source]Bov Point is located at Lua error in Module:Coordinates at line 489: attempt to index field 'wikibase' (a nil value)., which is 9.36 km southwest of Mitchell Point, 2.7 km west of Hvarchil Point on Lecointe Island, 3.35 km north-northeast of Momino Point, and 2.7 km east-southeast of Podem Peak whose offshoot forms the point. British mapping in 1980 and 2008.
Maps
[edit | edit source]- Antarctic Digital Database (ADD). Scale 1:250000 topographic map of Antarctica. Scientific Committee on Antarctic Research (SCAR). Since 1993, regularly upgraded and updated.
- British Antarctic Territory. Scale 1:200000 topographic map. DOS 610 Series, Sheet W 64 62. Directorate of Overseas Surveys, Tolworth, UK, 1980.
- Brabant Island to Argentine Islands. Scale 1:250000 topographic map. British Antarctic Survey, 2008.
References
[edit | edit source]- Bulgarian Antarctic Gazetteer. Antarctic Place-names Commission. (details in Bulgarian, basic data in English)
- Bov Point. SCAR Composite Antarctic Gazetteer.
External links
[edit | edit source]- Bov Point. Copernix satellite image
This article includes information from the Antarctic Place-names Commission of Bulgaria which is used with permission.
