Karposh Point
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 Map of the Byers Peninsula ( Livingston Island ) with the northern part of Snow Island (bottom left) and Karposh Point |
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| Coordinates | 62 ° 43 ′ S , 61 ° 15 ′ W | |
| location | Snow Island , South Shetland Islands | |
| Waters | Morton Strait | |
The Karposh Point (English; Bulgarian нос Карпош nos Karposch ) is a non-iced headland on the north coast of Snow Island in the archipelago of the South Shetland Islands . It is located 2.3 km west of the northeastern extension of President Head , 2.5 km east-southeast of Gostun Point and 4.8 km east-southeast of Cape Timblón .
British scientists mapped it in 1968. The Bulgarian Commission on Antarctic Geographical Names named it in 2006 after Karposh , who led the rebellion against Ottoman rule in Bulgaria in 1689.
Web links
- Karposh Point in the Composite Gazetteer of Antarctica (English)