Leshko Point
| Leshko Point | ||
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| Coordinates | 64 ° 2 ′ S , 61 ° 53 ′ W | |
| location | Liège Island , Palmer Archipelago | |
| Waters | Beripara Cove | |
| Waters 2 | Croker Passage | |
The Leshko Point (English; Bulgarian нос Лешко nos Leschko ) is a headland on the southeast coast of Liège Island in the Palmer Archipelago west of the Antarctic Peninsula . It forms 8.95 km southwest of Neyt Point and 2.45 km north-northeast of Balija Point the north side of the entrance to Beripara Cove .
British scientists mapped it in 1978. The Bulgarian Commission for Antarctic Geographical Names named it in 2009 after the town of Leschko in southwestern Bulgaria .
Web links
- Leshko Point in the Composite Gazetteer of Antarctica (English)