Slavotin Point
Location of Nelson Island in the South Shetland Islands.
Slavotin Point (Bulgarian: нос Славотин, ‘Nos Slavotin’ \'nos 'sla-vo-tin\) is the low rocky point on the southeast coast of Nelson Island in the South Shetland Islands, Antarctica forming the east side of the entrance to Tuida Cove.
It is situated 4.47 km west-southwest of Duthoit Point, 4.17 km east-northeast of Ivan Alexander Point and 11.31 km east by north of Ross Point.
The point is named after the settlement of Slavotin in Northwestern Bulgaria.
Location
Slavotin Point is located at 62°19′39″S 58°54′31.5″W / 62.32750°S 58.908750°WCoordinates: 62°19′39″S 58°54′31.5″W / 62.32750°S 58.908750°W. British mapping in 1968.
Maps
- South Shetland Islands. Scale 1:200000 topographic map No. 3373. DOS 610 - W 62 58. Tolworth, UK, 1968.
- Antarctic Digital Database (ADD). Scale 1:250000 topographic map of Antarctica. Scientific Committee on Antarctic Research (SCAR). Since 1993, regularly upgraded and updated.
References
This article includes information from the Antarctic Place-names Commission of Bulgaria which is used with permission.
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