Nikyup Point
Nikyup Point (Bulgarian: нос Никюп, ‘Nos Nikyup’ \'nos ni-'kyup\) is the point on the east side of the entrance to Ognen Cove on Trinity Peninsula, Antarctic Peninsula. Situated 12.65 km south-southeast of Radibosh Point, 6.3 km northeast of Velichkov Knoll, 6.76 km west of Almond Point and 19.2 km southwest of Cape Kjellman. Shape enhanced as a result of Andrew Glacier’s retreat and associated forming of Ognen Cove in the late 20th and early 21st century.
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Location of Trinity Peninsula.
The point is named after the settlement of Nikyup in northern Bulgaria.
Location
Nikyup Point is located at 63°51′52″S 59°38′55″W. German-British mapping in 1996.
Maps
- Trinity Peninsula. Scale 1:250000 topographic map No. 5697. Institut für Angewandte Geodäsie and British Antarctic Survey, 1996.
- Antarctic Digital Database (ADD). Scale 1:250000 topographic map of Antarctica. Scientific Committee on Antarctic Research (SCAR). Since 1993, regularly updated.
References
- Bulgarian Antarctic Gazetteer. Antarctic Place-names Commission. (details in Bulgarian, basic data in English)
- Nikyup Point. SCAR Composite Antarctic Gazetteer
External links
- Nikyup 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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