Miletich_Point

Miletich Point

Miletich Point

Rocky point in Antarctica


Miletich Point (Нос Милетич [ˈnos mi'letitʃ], Nos Miletich) is the rocky point forming the west side of the entrance to Haskovo Cove on Greenwich Island, South Shetland Islands in Antarctica. Situated 800 m north of the summit of Crutch Peaks, 200 m southeast of Kabile Island, 1.55 km east of Pavlikeni Point, and 2.1 km west of Aprilov Point.

Location of Greenwich Island in the South Shetland Islands.
Topographic map of Livingston Island, Greenwich, Robert, Snow and Smith Islands.

Miletich Point is named for the Bulgarian linguist, ethnographer and historian Lyubomir Miletich (1863–1937).

Location

The point is located at 62°26′45.7″S 59°56′12″W according to Bulgarian mapping in 2005 and 2009.

Maps

References


This article includes information from the Antarctic Place-names Commission of Bulgaria which is used with permission.



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