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Isbul Point (Bulgarian: нос Исбул, ‘Nos Isbul’ \'nos is-'bul) is a narrow rocky point projecting 600 m from the coast of Ray Promontory into Svishtov Cove in the northwest extremity of Byers Peninsula, Livingston Island in the South Shetland Islands, Antarctica. It is situated 750 m east-northeast of Start Point, 1.46 km southwest of Essex Point and 1.23 km west-southwest of Kardzhali Point. Forming the east side of the entrance to Belene Cove.
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The point is named after Kavhan Isbul, a prominent military commander, diplomat, and Regent of Bulgaria during the minorities of Khan Malamir and Khan Presian (9th Century AD).
Location
Isbul Point is located at 62°35′10.8″S 61°12′19.4″W. British mapping in 1968, Spanish in 1993, and Bulgarian in 2005 and 2009.