Polezhan Point

{{Short description|Rocky point in the Palmer Archipelago, Antarctica}}

Polezhan Point ({{langx|bg|нос Полежан}}, ‘Nos Polezhan’ \'nos po-le-'zhan\) is the rocky point on the west coast of Liège Island in the Palmer Archipelago, Antarctica projecting 750 m northwestwards and forming the south side of the entrance to Vapa Cove.

The point is named after Polezhan Peak in Pirin Mountain, Bulgaria.

Location

Polezhan Point is located at {{coord|64|02|52|S|62|02|50|W|display=inline,title}}, which is 2.36 km north-northeast of Garbel Point and 1.65 km south-southwest of Disilitsa Point. British mapping in 1980.

Maps

[http://data.aad.gov.au/aadc/mapcat/display_map.cfm?map_id=3217 British Antarctic Territory.] Scale 1:200000 topographic map. DOS 610 Series, Sheet W 64 62. Directorate of Overseas Surveys, UK, 1980.
[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=137736 Polezhan Point.] SCAR Composite Antarctic Gazetteer.

External links

[https://copernix.io/#?where=-62.04443250262454,-64.04946820975256,15&?query=&?map_type=hybrid Polezhan Point.] Copernix satellite image

Category:Headlands of the Palmer Archipelago

Category:Bulgaria and the Antarctic

Category:Liège Island