Kusev Point
Kusev Point (Bulgarian: Кусев нос, ‘Kusev Nos’ \'ku-sev 'nos\) is the point forming the north extremity of Pickwick Island and the west side of the entrance to Misionis Bay in the Pitt group of Biscoe Islands, Antarctica.
Location of Biscoe Islands in the Antarctic Peninsula region.
The point is named after Metropolitan Metodiy Kusev (1838-1922), a leader in the struggle for Bulgarian Church autocephaly and national unification.
Location
Kusev Point is located at 65°27′37″S 65°34′23″W, which is 1.6 km south of Sawyer Island and 1.6 km west-northwest of Plakuder Point. British mapping in 1971.
Maps
- British Antarctic Territory: Graham Coast. Scale 1:200000 topographic map. DOS 610 Series, Sheet W 65 64. Directorate of Overseas Surveys, 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
- Bulgarian Antarctic Gazetteer. Antarctic Place-names Commission. (details in Bulgarian, basic data in English)
- Kusev Point. SCAR Composite Antarctic Gazetteer.
External links
- Kusev 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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