Vokil Point
Encyclopedia
Vokil Point is a point on the southwest coast of Snow Island
in the South Shetland Islands
, Antarctica projecting 300 m into Boyd Strait
.
The feature is named after the Bulgaria
n ruling dynasty of Vokil (8th century).
and 2 km north of Monroe Point (Bulgarian mapping in 2009).
Snow Island (South Shetland Islands)
Snow Island or Isla Nevada is a completely ice-covered island, in size, lying southwest of Livingston Island in the South Shetland Islands. Surface area...
in the 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...
, Antarctica projecting 300 m into Boyd Strait
Boyd Strait
Boyd Strait is the wide strait lying between Snow Island and Smith Island in the South Shetland Islands, Antarctica, and linking Drake Passage and the Bransfield Strait....
.
The feature is named after the 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...
n ruling dynasty of Vokil (8th century).
Location
Vokil Point is located at 62°47′33"S 61°31′10"W which is 2 km south of Esteverena PointEsteverena Point
Esteverena Point is the rocky point projecting 700 m into Boyd Strait to form the west extremity of Snow Island in the South Shetland Islands, Antarctica...
and 2 km north of Monroe Point (Bulgarian mapping in 2009).
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
