Chertigrad Point

Location of Loubet Coast on the Antarctic Peninsula.

Chertigrad Point (Bulgarian: нос Чертиград, ‘Nos Chertigrad’ \'nos 'cher-ti-grad\) is the rocky point on the southeast coast of Arrowsmith Peninsula on Loubet Coast in Graham Land, Antarctica. It is situated on the west side of the entrance to Blind Bay, the northeast extremity and head of Bourgeois Fjord.

The point is named after the ancient and medieval fortress of Chertigrad in Western Bulgaria.

Location

Chertigrad Point is located at 67°32′29″S 66°36′11″W / 67.54139°S 66.60306°W / -67.54139; -66.60306Coordinates: 67°32′29″S 66°36′11″W / 67.54139°S 66.60306°W / -67.54139; -66.60306, which is 8.4 km northeast of Thomson Head on German Peninsula. British mapping in 1978.

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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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