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Gostilya Point

Coordinates: 66°35′55″S 65°46′09″W / 66.59861°S 65.76917°W / -66.59861; -65.76917
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Location of Loubet Coast on the Antarctic Peninsula.

Gostilya Point (Bulgarian: нос Гостиля, romanizedNos Gostilya \'nos go-'sti-lya\) is the point on the southwest side of the entrance to Tlachene Cove on Loubet Coast, Antarctic Peninsula. The point was formed as a result of the retreat of Hopkins Glacier during the last two decades of the 20th century.

The feature is named after the settlement of Gostilya in Northern Bulgaria.

Location

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Gostilya Point is located at 66°35′55″S 65°46′09″W / 66.59861°S 65.76917°W / -66.59861; -65.76917, which is 25.85 km east of Madell Point, 20.6 km south of Phantom Point and 2.55 km southwest of Kudelin Point. British mapping in 1976.

Maps

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  • British Antarctic Territory. Scale 1:200000 topographic map. DOS 610 Series, Sheet W 66 64. Directorate of Overseas Surveys, Tolworth, UK, 1976.
  • Antarctic Digital Database (ADD). Scale 1:250000 topographic map of Antarctica. Scientific Committee on Antarctic Research (SCAR). Since 1993, regularly upgraded and updated.

References

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