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Binkos Point

Binkos Point (Bulgarian: нос Бинкос, ‘Nos Binkos’ \'nos 'bin-kos) is the point on the northeast side of the entrance to Latinka Cove on the northwest coast of Pefaur (Ventimiglia) Peninsula, Danco Coast on the Antarctic Peninsula.

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The point is named after the settlement of Binkos in Southeastern Bulgaria.

Location

Binkos Point is located at 64°25′21″S 61°34′09″W, which is 1.95 km northeast of Eckener Point and 1.7 km south of Escalonado Point. British mapping in 1978.

Maps

  • British Antarctic Territory. Scale 1:200000 topographic map. DOS 610 Series, Sheet W 64 60. Directorate of Overseas Surveys, UK, 1978.
  • Antarctic Digital Database (ADD). Scale 1:250000 topographic map of Antarctica. Scientific Committee on Antarctic Research (SCAR). Since 1993, regularly upgraded and updated.

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