Vokil Point

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Vokil Point
Geographical location
Vokil Point (South Shetland Islands)
Vokil Point
Coordinates 62 ° 48 ′  S , 61 ° 31 ′  W Coordinates: 62 ° 48 ′  S , 61 ° 31 ′  W
location Snow Island , South Shetland Islands
Waters Ensenada Del Mármol
Waters 2 Barutin Cove
length 300 m

The Vokil Point (English; Bulgarian нос Вокил nos Wokil ) is a 300 m long headland in the southwest of Snow Island in the archipelago of the South Shetland Islands . It forms the north side of the entrance to Barutin Cove , the south side of the entrance to Ensenada Del Mármol and is 2 km south of Esteverena Point and 2 km north of Monroe Point .

Bulgarian scientists mapped it in 2009. The Bulgarian Commission for Antarctic Geographical Names named it in the same year after the Bulgarian ruling house Wokil in the 8th century .

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