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Hvarchil Point

Hvarchil Point (Bulgarian: нос Хвърчил, ‘Nos Hvarchil’ \'nos hv&r-'chil) is the ice-covered point forming the southwest extremity of Lecointe Island off the east coast of Brabant Island in the Palmer Archipelago, Antarctica.

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The point is named after the settlement of Hvarchil in Western Bulgaria.

Location

Hvarchil Point is located at 64°17′04″S 62°05′55″W, which is 8.08 km south-southwest of Mitchell Point, 7.25 km southwest of Cape Kaiser, 5.15 km northeast of Momino Point and 2.7 km east of Bov Point. British mapping in 1980 and 2008.

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 64 62. Directorate of Overseas Surveys, Tolworth, UK, 1980.
  • Brabant Island to Argentine Islands. Scale 1:250000 topographic map. British Antarctic Survey, 2008.
  • References

    Hvarchil Point Wikipedia