Dralfa Point
Dralfa Point (Bulgarian: нос Дралфа, ‘Nos Dralfa’ \'nos 'dral-fa\) is the point on the south side of the entrance to Patagonia Bay and the north side of the entrance to Fournier Bay, forming the north extremity of Thompson Peninsula on the northeast coast of Anvers Island in the Palmer Archipelago, Antarctica, 26 km south-southeast of Cape Grönland, 7.07 km south by east of Gourdon Point and 18.6 km northwest of Ryswyck Point.
The point is named after the settlement of Dralfa in northeastern Bulgaria.
Location
Dralfa Point is at 64°27′18″S 63°05′23″W / 64.45500°S 63.08972°W. British mapping in 1980.
Maps
- British Antarctic Territory. Scale 1:200000 topographic map. DOS 610 Series, Sheet W 64 62. Directorate of Overseas Surveys, UK, 1980.
- Antarctic Digital Database (ADD). Scale 1:250000 topographic map of Antarctica. Scientific Committee on Antarctic Research (SCAR), 1993–2016.
References
- Bulgarian Antarctic Gazetteer. Antarctic Place-names Commission. (details in Bulgarian, basic data in English)
- Dralfa Point. SCAR Composite Antarctic Gazetteer.
- Punta Gourdon. SCAR Composite Antarctic Gazetteer.
External links
- Dralfa Point. Copernix satellite image
This article includes information from the Antarctic Place-names Commission of Bulgaria which is used with permission.
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