Spanish Point (Antarctica)
- Spanish Point (Antarctica)
Spanish Point (Nos Española 'nos e-spa-'nyo-la) is located on Bulgarian Beach in eastern Livingston Island, Antarctica 610 m NNE of Sinemorets Hill and 1,340 m NE of Hespérides Point. It is formed by an offshoot of Spanish Knoll.
The name was given in recognition of key Spanish logistic support for the Bulgarian Antarctic campaigns.
Location
The point is located at coord|62|38|07|S|60|21|25|W| (British mapping in 1968, Spanish in 1991. Co-ordinates, elevation and distances given according to a 1995-96 Bulgarian topographic survey).
External links
* [http://www3.pnra.it/SCAR_GAZE SCAR Composite Antarctic Gazetteer] .
* [http://www.mfa.government.bg/uploads/imgs/Livingston/livingston.jpgReference Map]
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