Lukovo Point

Lukovo Point (Bulgarian: нос Луково, ‘Nos Lukovo’ \'nos 'lu-ko-vo\) is the mostly ice-free point on the northwest coast of South Bay in Livingston Island, Antarctica projecting 200 m southwards. It is surmounted by Krakra Bluff on the north. The feature is named after the settlements Lukovo in Western Bulgaria, and Gorno (Upper) and Dolno (Lower) Lukovo in Southern Bulgaria.

Location of Livingston Island in the South Shetland Islands
Topographic map of Livingston Island

Location

Lukovo Point is located at 62°38′38.7″S 60°33′24″W, which is 1.8 km northeast of Aldan Rock, 3.15 km east-northeast of Hannah Point, 5 km west-southwest of Ereby Point and 10.5 km northwest of Miers Bluff. British mapping in 1968, and Bulgarian in 2005, 2009 and 2017.

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


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