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Nikyup Point

Nikyup Point (Bulgarian: нос Никюп, ‘Nos Nikyup’ \'nos ni-'kyup) is the point on the east side of the entrance to Ognen Cove on Trinity Peninsula, Antarctic Peninsula. Situated 12.65 km south-southeast of Radibosh Point, 6.3 km northeast of Velichkov Knoll, 6.76 km west of Almond Point and 19.2 km southwest of Cape Kjellman. Shape enhanced as a result of Andrew Glacier’s retreat and associated forming of Ognen Cove in the late 20th and early 21st century.

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The point is named after the settlement of Nikyup in northern Bulgaria.

Location

Nikyup Point is located at 63°51′52″S 59°38′55″W. German-British mapping in 1996.

Maps

  • Trinity Peninsula. Scale 1:250000 topographic map No. 5697. Institut für Angewandte Geodäsie and British Antarctic Survey, 1996.
  • Antarctic Digital Database (ADD). Scale 1:250000 topographic map of Antarctica. Scientific Committee on Antarctic Research (SCAR). Since 1993, regularly updated.

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