Kunino Point
Kunino Point (Bulgarian: нос Кунино, ‘Nos Kunino’ \'nos ku-ni-'no\) is a rocky point on Blagoevgrad Peninsula, Oscar II Coast, Graham Land in Antarctica, the south extremity of an eponymous ridge extending 2.4 by 2 km on the north coast of Exasperation Inlet. Formed in 2002 as a result of the disintegration of Larsen Ice Shelf in the area.
Location of Blagoevgrad Peninsula in Graham Land, Antarctic Peninsula.
The feature is named after the settlement of Kunino in northwestern Bulgaria.
Location
Kunino Point is located at 65°14′41″S 61°47′36″W, which is 10.25 km east of Caution Point, 8.9 km west of Foyn Point and 35 km north of Cape Disappointment.
Maps
- Antarctic Digital Database (ADD). Scale 1:250000 topographic map of Antarctica. Scientific Committee on Antarctic Research (SCAR), 1993–2016.
References
- Kunino Point. SCAR Composite Antarctic Gazetteer.
- Bulgarian Antarctic Gazetteer. Antarctic Place-names Commission. (details in Bulgarian, basic data in English)
External links
- Kunino Point. Copernix satellite image
This article includes information from the Antarctic Place-names Commission of Bulgaria which is used with permission.
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