Medovene Point
Medovene Point | ||
Map of Smith Island with Medovene Point (right above center) |
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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 .
Web links
- Medovene Point in the Composite Gazetteer of Antarctica (English)