Hvarchil Point
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| Coordinates | 64 ° 17 ′ S , 62 ° 6 ′ W | |
| location | Lecointe Island , Palmer Archipelago | |
| Waters | Pampas passage | |
The Hvarchil Point (English; Bulgarian нос Хвърчил nos Chwartschil ) is an icy headland that forms the southwestern extension of Lecointe Island in the Palmer Archipelago west of the Antarctic Peninsula . It is located 8.08 km southwest of Mitchell Point , 7.25 km southwest of Cape Kaiser , 5.15 km northeast of Momino Point and 2.7 km east of Bov Point .
British scientists mapped it in 1980 and 2008. The Bulgarian Commission for Antarctic Geographical Names named it in 2015 after the town of Khwartschil in western Bulgaria .
Web links
- Hvarchil Point in the Composite Gazetteer of Antarctica (English)