Boynik Point

Boynik Point (The name as it would appear in a gazetteer)

Boynik Point  (The name as it would appear on a map)

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Place ID: 19872
Name ID: 138294

Feature type: Point ( 8 )

Origin

This name originates from Bulgaria. It is part of the and the SCAR Composite Gazetteer of Antarctica.

Narrative

The rounded rocky point the SE side of the entrance to Kozma Cove, forming the NE extremity of Desolation Island in the entrance to Hero Bay, Livingston Island. Situated 3.2 km ESE of Cape Danger, and 9 km W of Williams Point, 7.6 km NW of Kotis Point and 12.15 km NE of Siddins Point on Livingston Island. Bulgarian mapping in 2005, 2009 and 2017.

Named For

Named after the settlement of Boynik in Southern Bulgaria.

Location

Latitude:
62° 27' 07.0" S
-62.45194°
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Longitude:
60° 18' 38.0" W
-60.31056°
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Altitude:
Not recorded
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Images

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Map

Source

Location Method:
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Source Name:
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Source Identifier:
Source Scale:
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Source Institution:
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Source Person:
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Source Publisher:
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Remote sensing:
Not Applicable

Comments

None

Approval status

Status:
Unknown
Date approved:
23-Mar-2017

Related information

Biodiversity
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Place names
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