Nikyup Point
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| Coordinates | 63 ° 52 ′ S , 59 ° 39 ′ W | |
| location | Grahamland , Antarctic Peninsula | |
| coast | Davis coast | |
| Waters | Charcot Bay | |
| Waters 2 | Andrew glacier | |
The Nikyup Point (English, Bulgarian нос Никюп nos Nikjup ) is a headland at the Davis Coast of Graham Lands on the Antarctic Peninsula . It is located 12.65 km south-southeast of Radibosh Point , 6.3 km northeast of Velichkov Knoll , 6.76 km west of Almond Point and 19.2 km southwest of Cape Kjellman east of the mouth of the Andrew Glacier in Charcot Bay .
German and British scientists mapped it together in 1996. The Bulgarian Commission for Antarctic Geographical Names named it in 2010 after the village of Nikjup in northern Bulgaria .
Web links
- Nikyup Point in the Composite Gazetteer of Antarctica (English)