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Irnik Point (Named after one of Attila's son, Ernak.)(Bulgarian: нос Ирник, ‘Nos Irnik’ \'nos ir-'nik) is the ice-free point on the northwest coast of Snow Island in the South Shetland Islands, Antarctica situated 3.5 km southwest of Cape Timblón, 2 km southwest of Mezdra Point, and 7.4 km northeast of Byewater Point.
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The point is named after the legendary Khan Irnik listed in the 8th Century ‘Nominalia of the Bulgarian Khans’.
Location
Irnik Point is located at 62°43′37″S 61°22′20″W. British mapping in 1968, Bulgarian in 2009.
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References
Irnik Point Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA