Devene Point
| Devene Point | ||
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| Coordinates | 64 ° 22 ′ S , 62 ° 38 ′ W | |
| location | Brabant Island , Palmer Archipelago | |
| Waters | Dallmann Bay | |
| Waters 2 | Buragara Cove | |
| length | 600 m | |
The Devene Point (English; Bulgarian нос Девене nos Dewene ) is a narrow and rocky headland of the Brabant Island in the Palmer Archipelago west of the Antarctic Peninsula . It protrudes 2.08 km northeast of Zabel Point , 8.5 km east-northeast of Gand Island and 4.68 km south-southwest of Fleming Point into the Dallmann Bay . It was exposed at the beginning of the 21st century when the Rush Glacier retreated .
The Bulgarian Commission for Antarctic Geographical Names named it in 2015 after the town of Dewene in northwestern Bulgaria .
Web links
- Devene Point in the Composite Gazetteer of Antarctica (English)