Scientific Committee on Antarctic Research (SCAR)
Collated by Programma Nazionale di Ricerche in Antartide (Italy)
in the framework of the SCAR Standing Committee on Antarctic Geographic Information (SCAGI)
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| Name | Latitude | Longitude | Feature Type |
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| Boeritsa Point (BGR) | 62° 39' 00.0" S | 60° 22' 22.0" W | |
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Name ID: 137408
Place ID: 19052
The rocky point on the SE coast of South Bay, Livingston Island in the South Shetland Islands, formed by an offshoot of Atlantic Club Ridge. Situated 730 m S of Hespérides Point and 880 m NNE of Ballester Point. Shape enhanced by the retreat of adjacent Contell Glacier in the late 20th and early 21st century. Bulgarian mapping in 1996 and 2009. Named after the settlement of Boeritsa in Western Bulgaria. |
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