Royak Point
Royak Point (Bulgarian: нос Рояк, ‘Nos Royak’ \'nos ro-'yak\) is the rocky point on the northwest coast of Sjögren Inlet in southern Trinity Peninsula, Graham Land in Antarctica. It is formed by an offshoot of Vetrovala Peak in the southeast extremity of Aldomir Ridge, as a result of the retreat of Sjögren Glacier and Boydell Glacier in the first decade of 21st century.
The feature is named after the settlement of Royak in northeastern Bulgaria.
Location
Royak Point is located at 64°12′49″S 59°03′36″W, which is 2.6 km southeast of Vetrovala Peak, 12.2 km west of the headland formed by Mount Wild, and 16.25 km northwest of the south side of the entrance to Sjögren Inlet. SCAR Antarctic Digital Database mapping in 2012.
Maps
- Antarctic Digital Database (ADD). Scale 1:250000 topographic map of Antarctica. Scientific Committee on Antarctic Research (SCAR). Since 1993, regularly upgraded and updated.
References
- Royak Point. SCAR Composite Antarctic Gazetteer.
- Bulgarian Antarctic Gazetteer. Antarctic Place-names Commission. (details in Bulgarian, basic data in English)
External links
- Royak Point. Copernix satellite image
This article includes information from the Antarctic Place-names Commission of Bulgaria which is used with permission.