Prestoy Point
| Prestoy Point | ||
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| Coordinates | 66 ° 2 ′ S , 64 ° 38 ′ W | |
| location | Grahamland , Antarctic Peninsula | |
| coast | Graham coast | |
| Waters | Barilari Bay | |
| length | 800 m | |
The Prestoy Point (English, Bulgarian нос Престой nos Prestoj ) is a 0.8km long headland at the Graham Coast of Graham Lands on the Antarctic Peninsula . It is located 11.3 km southeast of Vorweg Point , 14.5 km south-southwest of Duyvis Point and 8.4 km north to west of Mount Genecand , of which it is the foothills, at the head of Barilari Bay .
British scientists mapped it in 1976. The Bulgarian Commission for Antarctic Geographical Names named it in 2015 after the town of Prestoj in northern Bulgaria .
Web links
- Prestoy Point in the Composite Gazetteer of Antarctica (English)