Kesten Point
Kesten Point (Bulgarian: нос Кестен, ‘Nos Kesten’ \'nos 'kes-ten\) is the partly ice-free point on the south side of the entrance to Yamforina Cove on Blagoevgrad Peninsula, Oscar II Coast in Graham Land, Antarctica. It was formed as a result of the break-up of Larsen Ice Shelf in the area in 2002.
Location of Blagoevgrad Peninsula in Graham Land, Antarctic Peninsula.
The feature is named after the settlement of Kesten in southern Bulgaria.
Location
Kesten Point is located at 65°11′58″S 61°35′30″W, which is 4.6 km north of Foyn Point, 9 km east of Tikale Peak, and 4.55 km south-southwest of Daskot Point. SCAR Antarctic Digital Database mapping in 2012.
Maps
- Antarctic Digital Database (ADD). Scale 1:250000 topographic map of Antarctica. Scientific Committee on Antarctic Research (SCAR). Since 1993, regularly upgraded and updated.
References
- Kesten Point. SCAR Composite Antarctic Gazetteer.
- Bulgarian Antarctic Gazetteer. Antarctic Place-names Commission. (details in Bulgarian, basic data in English)
External links
- Kesten Point. Copernix satellite image
This article includes information from the Antarctic Place-names Commission of Bulgaria which is used with permission.
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