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Cherkovna Point


Cherkovna Point (Bulgarian: нос Черковна, ‘Nos Cherkovna’ \'nos cher-'kov-na\) is the sharp point projecting 1.7 km into the head of Barilari Bay on Graham Coast in Graham Land, Antarctica, formed by an offshoot of Mezzo Buttress. The point is named after the settlements of Cherkovna in Northeastern Bulgaria.

Cherkovna Point is located at 65°59′56″S 64°34′11″W / 65.99889°S 64.56972°W / -65.99889; -64.56972Coordinates: 65°59′56″S 64°34′11″W / 65.99889°S 64.56972°W / -65.99889; -64.56972, which is 11.1 km southeast of Vorweg Point, 10.2 km south of Duyvis Point, and 6.2 km northwest of the highest point of Mezzo Buttress. British mapping in 1971 and 1976.

This article includes information from the Antarctic Place-names Commission of Bulgaria which is used with permission.



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