Binkos Point
Binkos Point (Bulgarian: нос Бинкос, ‘Nos Binkos’ \'nos 'bin-kos\) is the point on the northeast side of the entrance to Latinka Cove on the northwest coast of Pefaur (Ventimiglia) Peninsula, Danco Coast on the Antarctic Peninsula.
The point is named after the settlement of Binkos in Southeastern Bulgaria.
Location[edit]
Binkos Point is located at 64°25′21″S 61°34′09″W / 64.42250°S 61.56917°W, which is 1.95 km northeast of Eckener Point and 1.7 km south of Escalonado Point. British mapping in 1978.
Maps[edit]
- British Antarctic Territory. Scale 1:200000 topographic map. DOS 610 Series, Sheet W 64 60. Directorate of Overseas Surveys, UK, 1978.
- Antarctic Digital Database (ADD). Scale 1:250000 topographic map of Antarctica. Scientific Committee on Antarctic Research (SCAR). Since 1993, regularly upgraded and updated.
References[edit]
- Binkos Point. SCAR Composite Antarctic Gazetteer.
- Bulgarian Antarctic Gazetteer. Antarctic Place-names Commission. (details in Bulgarian, basic data in English)
External links[edit]
- Binkos 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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