Delyan Point
Encyclopedia
Delyan Point is a point on the northwest coast of Smith Island
, South Shetland Islands
forming the northeast side of the entrance to Vedena Cove
. Situated 4 km west-southwest of Cape Smith
, 10.66 km northeast of Markeli Point
and 1.4 km northwest of Matochina Peak
. Bulgarian early mapping in 2009. Named after Peter Delyan
– Czar Peter II of Bulgaria, 1040-1041 AD.
Smith Island (South Shetland Islands)
Smith Island is long and wide, lying west of Deception Island in the South Shetland Islands of the British Antarctic Territory. Surface area ....
, South Shetland Islands
South Shetland Islands
The South Shetland Islands are a group of Antarctic islands, lying about north of the Antarctic Peninsula, with a total area of . By the Antarctic Treaty of 1959, the Islands' sovereignty is neither recognized nor disputed by the signatories and they are free for use by any signatory for...
forming the northeast side of the entrance to Vedena Cove
Vedena Cove
Vedena Cove is the 1.73 km wide cove indenting for 560 m the northwest coast of Smith Island in the South Shetland Islands, Antarctica west of Delyan Point. The feature is named after Vedena River in western Bulgaria.-Location:...
. Situated 4 km west-southwest of Cape Smith
Cape Smith
Cape Smith is a cape forming the north end of Smith Island in the South Shetland Islands, Antarctica. The discovery of the South Shetland Islands was first reported in 1819 by Captain William Smith, for whom the cape is named.-Location:...
, 10.66 km northeast of Markeli Point
Markeli Point
Markeli Point is a point on the northwest coast of Smith Island in the South Shetland Islands, Antarctica, projecting 1.2 km west-southwestwards into Drake Passage. Situated on the north side of the entrance to Cabut Cove 14.5 km southwest of Cape Smith, 2 km south-southwest of...
and 1.4 km northwest of Matochina Peak
Matochina Peak
Matochina Point is a peak rising to 750 m in the north extremity of Imeon Range on Smith Island in the South Shetland Islands, Antarctica. Situated 3.3 km west-southwest of Cape Smith and 3.2 km northeast of Mount Christi. Overlooking Saparevo Glacier to the west and southwest, Vedena...
. Bulgarian early mapping in 2009. Named after Peter Delyan
Peter Delyan
Peter Delyan was the leader of the local Bulgarian uprising against the Byzantine rule, started in the Theme of Bulgaria during summer of 1040. He was proclaimed Tsar of Bulgaria, as Samuel`s grandson in Belgrade...
– Czar Peter II of Bulgaria, 1040-1041 AD.
Map
- L.L. Ivanov. Antarctica: Livingston Island and Greenwich, Robert, Snow and Smith Islands. Scale 1:120000 topographic map. Troyan: Manfred Wörner Foundation, 2009. ISBN 978-954-92032-6-4
