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Avitohol Point


Avitohol Point (Nos Avitohol \'nos a-vi-to-'hol\) is a point on the north coast of Livingston Island, Antarctica projecting 1.15 km into Hero Bay to form the west side of the entrance to Skravena Cove and the southeast side of the entrance to Prisoe Cove. The point is named after the legendary Khan Avitohol listed in the 8th Century ‘Nominalia of the Bulgarian Khans’, who laid the foundations of the Bulgarian statehood in Europe in 165 AD.

The point is located at 62°33′54″S 60°37′05″W / 62.56500°S 60.61806°W / -62.56500; -60.61806Coordinates: 62°33′54″S 60°37′05″W / 62.56500°S 60.61806°W / -62.56500; -60.61806 which is 3 km northeast of Snow Peak, 9.6 km west-southwest of Siddins Point, 10 km south-southeast of Black Point and 14.6 km southeast of Cape Shirreff.


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