Raduil Point
Raduil Point (Bulgarian: нос Радуил, ‘Nos Raduil’ \'nos ra-du-'il\) is a point forming the northwest extremity of Astrolabe Island in Bransfield Strait off Trinity Peninsula, Antarctica.
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Location of Astrolabe Island in the Antarctic Peninsula region.
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Astrolabe Island from northwest, with Raduil Point in the foreground.
The point is named after the settlement of Raduil in southwestern Bulgaria.
Location
Raduil Point is located at 63°18′14″S 58°44′55″W, which is 4.5 km (2.8 mi) northwest of Sherrell Point and 3.15 km (1.96 mi) west of Drumohar Peak. 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 upgraded and updated.
References
- Raduil Point. SCAR Composite Gazetteer of Antarctica
- Bulgarian Antarctic Gazetteer. Antarctic Place-names Commission. (details in Bulgarian, basic data in English)
External links
- Raduil 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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