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.
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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.
Maps
- L.L. Ivanov et al. Antarctica: Livingston Island and Greenwich Island, South Shetland Islands. Scale 1:100000 topographic map. Sofia: Antarctic Place-names Commission of Bulgaria, 2005.
- L.L. Ivanov. Antarctica: Livingston Island and Greenwich, Robert, Snow and Smith Islands. Scale 1:120000 topographic map. Troyan: Manfred Wörner Foundation, 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
- Bulgarian Antarctic Gazetteer. Antarctic Place-names Commission. (details in Bulgarian, basic data in English)
- Lukovo Point. SCAR Composite Gazetteer of Antarctica
External links
- Lukovo Point. Copernix satellite image
This article includes information from the Antarctic Place-names Commission of Bulgaria which is used with permission.