Tarakchiev Point
| Tarakchiev Point | ||
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| Coordinates | 63 ° 49 ′ S , 59 ° 52 ′ W | |
| location | Grahamland , Antarctic Peninsula | |
| coast | Orléans Street | |
| Waters | Jordanoff Bay | |
The Tarakchiev Point (English, Bulgarian Таракчиев нос Taraktschiew nos ) is a headland at the Davis Coast of Graham Lands on the Antarctic Peninsula . It is 4.4 km south-southwest of Cape Kater , 5 km northeast of Wennersgaard Point and forms the western branch of the Whittle Peninsula .
The Bulgarian Commission for Antarctic Geographical Names named it in 2009 after the Bulgarian pilot Prodan Taraktschiew (1885-1957), who had carried out the first air bombardment on October 16, 1912 together with Radul Milkow (1883-1962) in the course of the Balkan Wars .
Web links
- Tarakchiev Point in the Composite Gazetteer of Antarctica (English)