Boynik Point
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| Coordinates | 62 ° 27 ′ S , 60 ° 19 ′ W | |
| location | Desolation Island , South Shetland Islands | |
| Waters | Kozma Cove | |
| Waters 2 | Drake Street | |
The Boynik Point (English; Bulgarian нос Бойник nos Bojnik ) is a rounded and rocky headland at the northeastern end of Desolation Island in the archipelago of the South Shetland Islands . It is located 3.2 km east-southeast of Cape Danger , 9 km west of Williams Point , 7.6 km northwest of Kotis Point , 12.15 km northeast of Siddins Point on the southeast side of the entrance to Kozma Cove .
Bulgarian scientists mapped it in 2005, 2009 and 2017. The Bulgarian Commission for Antarctic Geographical Names named it in 2017 after the village of Bojnik in southern Bulgaria .
Web links
- Boynik Point in the Composite Gazetteer of Antarctica (English)