Kranevo Point
Encyclopedia
Kranevo Point is a rocky point on the northwest coast of Tower Island
in the Palmer Archipelago
, Antarctica forming the south side of the entrance to Mindya Cove
. Situated 2.4 km southwest of Cape Leguillou
, 3.5 km north of Ustina Point
and 5.8 km north-northwest of Peña Point (the south extremity of the island).
The point is named after the settlement of Kranevo
in northeastern Bulgaria
.
Tower Island
Tower Island is an Antarctic island long and high, lying northeast of Trinity Island and marking the northeast extent of Palmer Archipelago...
in the Palmer Archipelago
Palmer Archipelago
Palmer Archipelago, also known as Antarctic Archipelago, Archipiélago Palmer, Antarktiske Arkipel or Palmer Inseln, is a group of islands off the northwestern coast of the Antarctic Peninsula....
, Antarctica forming the south side of the entrance to Mindya Cove
Mindya Cove
Mindya Cove is a 2.4 km wide cove indenting for 1.5 km the northwest coast of Tower Island in the Palmer Archipelago, Antarctica. Entered between Cape Leguillou and Kranevo Point....
. Situated 2.4 km southwest of Cape Leguillou
Cape Leguillou
Cape Leguillou is a point which forms the north tip of Tower Island, at the northeast end of Palmer Archipelago. Charted by a French expedition under Captain Jules Dumont d'Urville, 1837–40, and named by him for Elie Le Guillou, a surgeon on the expedition ship the charts of the d'Urville...
, 3.5 km north of Ustina Point
Ustina Point
Ustina Point is a rocky point on the west coast of Tower Island in the Palmer Archipelago, Antarctica situated 2.6 km northwest of Peña Point and 3.5 km south of Kranevo Point....
and 5.8 km north-northwest of Peña Point (the south extremity of the island).
The point is named after the settlement of Kranevo
Kranevo
Kranevo is a coastal village on the northern Bulgarian Black Sea Coast, part of Balchik Municipality, Dobrich Province. It is located in the historical region of Southern Dobruja. Between 1913 and 1940 it was part of Romania, being its southernmost settlement. An important lighthouse is installed...
in northeastern Bulgaria
Bulgaria
Bulgaria , officially the Republic of Bulgaria , is a parliamentary democracy within a unitary constitutional republic in Southeast Europe. The country borders Romania to the north, Serbia and Macedonia to the west, Greece and Turkey to the south, as well as the Black Sea to the east...
.
Location
Kranevo Point is located at 63°33′31"S 59°52′47"W. German-British mapping in 1996.Map
- Trinity Peninsula. Scale 1:250000 topographic map No. 5697. Institut für Angewandte Geodäsie and British Antarctic Survey, 1996.