Isbul Point

{{Short description|Narrow rocky point in the South Shetland Islands, Antarctica}}

Isbul Point ({{langx|bg|нос Исбул}}, ‘Nos Isbul’ \'nos is-'bul\) is a narrow rocky point projecting 600 m from the coast of Ray Promontory into Svishtov Cove in the northwest extremity of Byers Peninsula, Livingston Island in the South Shetland Islands, Antarctica. It is situated 750 m east-northeast of Start Point, 1.46 km southwest of Essex Point and 1.23 km west-southwest of Kardzhali Point. Forming the east side of the entrance to Belene Cove.

The feature is part of the Antarctic Specially Protected Area ASPA 126 Byers Peninsula, situated in one of its restricted zones.[http://www.ats.aq/documents/recatt%5Catt591_e.pdf Management Plan for Antarctic Specially Protected Area No. 126 Byers Peninsula.] Measure 4 (2016), ATCM XXXIX Final Report. Santiago, 2016

The point is named after Kavhan Isbul, a prominent military commander, diplomat, and Regent of Bulgaria during the minorities of Khan Malamir and Khan Presian (9th Century AD).

Location

Isbul Point is located at {{coord|62|35|10.8|S|61|12|19.4|W|display=inline,title}}. British mapping in 1968, Spanish in 1993, and Bulgarian in 2005 and 2009.

Maps

L.L. Ivanov. [http://apcbg.org/image023.jpg 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}}
[http://www.add.scar.org Antarctic Digital Database (ADD).] Scale 1:250000 topographic map of Antarctica. Scientific Committee on Antarctic Research (SCAR). Since 1993, regularly upgraded and updated.
L.L. Ivanov. Antarctica: Livingston Island and Smith Island. Scale 1:100000 topographic map. Manfred Wörner Foundation, 2017. {{ISBN|978-619-90008-3-0}}

Notes

References

[http://data.aad.gov.au/aadc/gaz/scar/display_name.cfm?gaz_id=134719 Isbul Point.] SCAR Composite Gazetteer of Antarctica.
[http://apcbg.org/gazet-bg.pdf Bulgarian Antarctic Gazetteer.] Antarctic Place-names Commission. (details in Bulgarian, [http://apcbg.org/gazet.pdf basic data] in English)

External links

[https://copernix.io/#?where=-61.20993802648923,-62.5893756870956,15&?query=&?map_type=hybrid Isbul Point.] Copernix satellite image

Category:Headlands of Livingston Island

Category:Bulgaria and the Antarctic