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Kakrina Point

Kakrina Point (Bulgarian: нос Къкрина, ‘Nos Kakrina’ \'nos 'k&-kri-na is the rock-tipped point projecting 400 m south-southeastwards from the east coast of Clarence Island in the South Shetland Islands, Antarctica. It forms the north side of the entrance to Smith Cove.

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The point is named after the settlement of Kakrina in Northern Bulgaria.

Location

Kakrina Point is located at 61°09′58.6″S 54°01′21″W, which is 5.91 km north of Sugarloaf Island, 1.17 km north of Ilyo Point and 4.28 km south of Cape Lloyd. British mapping in 1972 and 2009.

Maps

  • British Antarctic Territory. Scale 1:200000 topographic map. DOS 610 Series, Sheet W 61 54. Directorate of Overseas Surveys, Tolworth, UK, 1972.
  • South Shetland Islands: Elephant, Clarence and Gibbs Islands. Scale 1:220000 topographic map. UK Antarctic Place-names Committee, 2009.
  • Antarctic Digital Database (ADD). Scale 1:250000 topographic map of Antarctica. Scientific Committee on Antarctic Research (SCAR). Since 1993, regularly upgraded and updated.

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    Kakrina Point Wikipedia
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