Kamhi Point

Kamhi Point (Bulgarian: нос Камхи, ‘Nos Kamhi’ \'nos kam-'hi\) is the sharp rocky point on the northwest coast of Alexander Island in Antarctica projecting 450 m westwards into Lazarev Bay south of the terminus of Oselna Glacier.

Location of Alexander Island in the Antarctic Peninsula region
Satellite image of Alexander Island

The feature is named after Rafael Moshe Kamhi (1870-1970), a leader of the Bulgarian liberation movement in Macedonia.

Location

Kamhi Point is located at 69°17′57.7″S 72°02′36″W, which is 19.17 km south-southeast of Cape Vostok, 8.8 km southeast of Buneva Point, 6.17 km northwest of Goleminov Point and 1 km northeast of Umber Island. British mapping in 1991.

Maps
  • British Antarctic Territory. Scale 1:250000 topographic map. Sheet SR19-20/5. APC UK, 1991
  • 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


This article includes information from the Antarctic Place-names Commission of Bulgaria which is used with permission.


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