Trifonov Point

Trifonov Point (Bulgarian: Трифонов нос, ‘Trifonov Nos’ \'tri-fo-nov 'nos\) is the rocky northeast entrance point of Zlatni Pyasatsi Cove on the southeast coast of Elephant Island, South Shetland Islands in Antarctica. The feature is “named after Captain Hristo Trifonov, commander of the Bulgarian ocean fishing trawlers Rotalia and Aktinia during their fishing trips to Antarctic waters off South Georgia from December 1983 to August 1984 and from December 1984 to July 1985 respectively. The Bulgarian fishermen, along with those of the Soviet Union, Poland and East Germany are the pioneers of modern Antarctic fishing industry.”[1]

Location

Trifonov Point is located at 61°14′57″S 55°10′20″W, which is 3.85 km northeast of Cape Lookout and 4.5 km southwest of Endurance Point. British mapping of the area in 1822,1972 and 2009.

Maps

Map of Elephant Island

Notes

References

This article includes information from the Antarctic Place-names Commission of Bulgaria which is used with permission.


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