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Botev Point

Botev Point (Nos Botev \'nos 'bo-tev) 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.

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The feature is named after Hristo Botev (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 Point, 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.

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

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    Botev Point Wikipedia
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