- Dralfa Point
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Location of Anvers Island in the Antarctic Peninsula region.
Dralfa Point (Bulgarian: нос Дралфа, ‘Nos Dralfa’ \'nos 'dral-fa\) is the point forming the north extremity of Thompson Peninsula on the northeast coast of Anvers Island in the Palmer Archipelago, Antarctica. Situated 20.8 km south-southeast of Cape Bayle, 10.82 km northwest of Andrews Point and 13.72 km north-northeast of Studena Point.
The point is named after the settlement of Dralfa in northeastern Bulgaria.
Location
Dralfa Point is located at 64°27′18″S 63°05′23″W / 64.455°S 63.08972°W. British mapping in 1980.
Maps
- British Antarctic Territory. Scale 1:200000 topographic map No. 3217. DOS 610 - W 64 62. Tolworth, UK, 1980.
- Antarctic Digital Database (ADD). Scale 1:250000 topographic map. Scientific Committee on Antarctic Research (SCAR), 1993-2006.
References
- Bulgarian Antarctic Gazetteer. Antarctic Place-names Commission. (details in Bulgarian, basic data in English)
- SCAR Composite Antarctic Gazetteer.
This article includes information from the Antarctic Place-names Commission of Bulgaria which is used with permission.
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