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Chertigrad Point

Chertigrad Point (Bulgarian: нос Чертиград, ‘Nos Chertigrad’ \'nos 'cher-ti-grad) is the rocky point on the southeast coast of Arrowsmith Peninsula on Loubet Coast in Graham Land, Antarctica. It is situated on the west side of the entrance to Blind Bay, the northeast extremity and head of Bourgeois Fjord.

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The point is named after the ancient and medieval fortress of Chertigrad in Western Bulgaria.

Location

Chertigrad Point is located at 67°32′29″S 66°36′11″W, which is 8.4 km northeast of Thomson Head on German Peninsula. British mapping in 1978.

Maps

  • 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 67 66. Directorate of Overseas Surveys, Tolworth, UK, 1978.

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