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Plakuder Point

Plakuder Point (Bulgarian: нос Плакудер, ‘Nos Plakuder’ \'nos 'pla-ku-der) is the point on the east side of the entrance to Misionis Bay on the northeast coast of Pickwick Island in the Pitt group of Biscoe Islands, Antarctica.

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The point is named after the settlement of Plakuder in Northwestern Bulgaria.

Location

Plakuder Point is located at 65°27′53″S 65°32′26″W, which is 1.6 km east-southeast of Kusev Point and 1.6 km west-southwest of Snodgrass Island. 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), 1993–2016.

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    Plakuder Point Wikipedia
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