Medovene Point

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Medovene Point
Smith-Island-Map-2010.jpg
Map of Smith Island with Medovene Point (right above center)
Geographical location
Medovene Point (South Shetland Islands)
Medovene Point
Coordinates 62 ° 57 ′  S , 62 ° 24 ′  W Coordinates: 62 ° 57 ′  S , 62 ° 24 ′  W
location Smith Island , South Shetland Islands
Waters Zapalnya Cove
Waters 2 Bransfield Street

The Medovene Point (English; Bulgarian нос Медовене nos Medowene ) is an icy headland on the southeast coast of Smith Island in the archipelago of the South Shetland Islands . It is located 10.34 km southwest of Cape Smith , 6.63 km northeast of Sredets Point and 4 km southeast of Mount Pisgah and forms the northeast side of the entrance to Zapalnya Cove .

Bulgarian scientists mapped it in 2009. The Bulgarian Commission for Antarctic Geographical Names named it in 2015 after the town of Medovene in northeastern Bulgaria .

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