Leshko Point
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Leshko Point ({{langx|bg|нос Лешко}}, ‘Nos Leshko’ \'nos 'le-shko\) is the point on the north side of the entrance to Beripara Cove on the southeast coast of Liège Island in the Palmer Archipelago, Antarctica.
The point is named after the settlement of Leshko in Southwestern Bulgaria.
Location
Leshko Point is located at {{coord|64|02|07|S|61|53|18|W|display=inline,title}}, which is 8.95 km southwest of Neyt Point and 2.45 km north-northeast of Balija Point. British mapping in 1978.
Maps
- [http://data.aad.gov.au/aadc/mapcat/display_map.cfm?map_id=3198 British Antarctic Territory.] Scale 1:200000 topographic map. DOS 610 Series, Sheet W 64 60. Directorate of Overseas Surveys, UK, 1978.
- [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.
References
- [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)
- [https://data.aad.gov.au/aadc/gaz/scar/display_name.cfm?gaz_id=137734 Leshko Point.] SCAR Composite Antarctic Gazetteer.
External links
- [https://copernix.io/#?where=-61.89889017468259,-64.03334265603284,15&?query=&?map_type=hybrid Leshko Point.] Copernix satellite image
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Category:Headlands of the Palmer Archipelago
Category:Bulgaria and the Antarctic
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