Biser Point
Biser Point (Bulgarian: нос Бисер, ‘Nos Biser’ \'nos 'bi-ser\) is the narrow rocky point next north of the terminus of Rusalka Glacier and forming the east side of the entrance to Dimitrov Cove on the northwest coast of Velingrad Peninsula on Graham Coast in Graham Land, Antarctica.
Location of Velingrad Peninsula on Graham Coast, Antarctic Peninsula.
The point is named after the settlement of Biser in Southern Bulgaria.
Location
Biser Point is located at 65°56′17″S 65°00′38″W, which is 3.91 km west-southwest of Loqui Point, 7.7 km northwest of Mount Paulcke and 6.8 km east-northeast of Pripek Point.
Maps
- British Antarctic Territory. Scale 1:200000 topographic map. DOS 610 Series, Sheet W 65 64. Directorate of Overseas Surveys, Tolworth, UK, 1971.
- Antarctic Digital Database (ADD). Scale 1:250000 topographic map of Antarctica. Scientific Committee on Antarctic Research (SCAR). Since 1993, regularly upgraded and updated.
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References
- Biser Point. SCAR Composite Antarctic Gazetteer
- Bulgarian Antarctic Gazetteer. Antarctic Place-names Commission. (details in Bulgarian, basic data in English)
External links
- Biser 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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