Venev Point
Venev Point (Bulgarian: Венев нос, ‘Venev Nos’ \'ve-nev 'nos\) is the rocky east entrance to Berraz Bay on the north coast of Low Island in the South Shetland Islands, Antarctica.
Location of Low Island in the South Shetland Islands
The feature is named after the Bulgarian artist Stoyan Venev (1904-1989).[1]
Location
Venev Point is located at 63°15′01.4″S 62°04′54.5″W, which is 6.82 km east-southeast of Cape Wallace, 4.15 km northwest of Cape Denax and 2.45 km northeast of Mateev Point. British mapping in 2009.
Maps
- South Shetland Islands: Smith and Low Islands. Scale 1:150000 topographic map No. 13677. British Antarctic Survey, 2009.
- Antarctic Digital Database (ADD). Scale 1:250000 topographic map of Antarctica. Scientific Committee on Antarctic Research (SCAR). Since 1993, regularly upgraded and updated.
References
- Venev Point. SCAR Composite Antarctic Gazetteer.
- Bulgarian Antarctic Gazetteer. Antarctic Place-names Commission. (details in Bulgarian, basic data in English)
External links
- Venev 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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