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Kusev Point

Kusev Point (Bulgarian: Кусев нос, ‘Kusev Nos’ \'ku-sev 'nos) is the point forming the north extremity of Pickwick Island and the west side of the entrance to Misionis Bay in the Pitt group of Biscoe Islands, Antarctica.

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The point is named after Metropolitan Metodiy Kusev (1838-1922), a leader in the struggle for Bulgarian Church autocephaly and national unification.

Location

Kusev Point is located at 65°27′37″S 65°34′23″W, which is 1.6 km south of Sawyer Island and 1.6 km west-northwest of Plakuder Point. British mapping in 1971.

Maps

  • British Antarctic Territory: Graham Coast. Scale 1:200000 topographic map. DOS 610 Series, Sheet W 65 64. Directorate of Overseas Surveys, UK, 1971.
  • Antarctic Digital Database (ADD). Scale 1:250000 topographic map of Antarctica. Scientific Committee on Antarctic Research (SCAR). Since 1993, regularly upgraded and updated.

    • References

    Kusev Point Wikipedia
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