Bilyar Point ( Bulgarian: нос Биляр, ‘Nos Bilyar’ \'nos bi-'lyar\) is a rounded ice-free point on Ivanov Beach in western Livingston Island, the South Shetland Islands in Antarctica projecting 350 m into Barclay Bay. Situated 3 km southwest of Rowe Point, northwest of Rotch Dome, 1.7 km northeast of Nedelya Point and 4.5 km east-northeast of Lair Point.
The feature is part of the Antarctic Specially Protected Area ASPA 126 Byers Peninsula, situated in one of its restricted zones. [1]
The point is named after the medieval city of Bilyar, capital of Volga Bulgaria in 12-13th Century AD.
Bilyar Point is located at 62°36′12″S 60°56′58″W / 62.60333°S 60.94944°W. British mapping in 1968, Chilean in 1971, Argentine in 1980, Spanish in 1993 and Bulgarian in 2005, 2009 and 2017.
This article includes information from the
Antarctic Place-names Commission of Bulgaria which is used with permission.
Bilyar Point ( Bulgarian: нос Биляр, ‘Nos Bilyar’ \'nos bi-'lyar\) is a rounded ice-free point on Ivanov Beach in western Livingston Island, the South Shetland Islands in Antarctica projecting 350 m into Barclay Bay. Situated 3 km southwest of Rowe Point, northwest of Rotch Dome, 1.7 km northeast of Nedelya Point and 4.5 km east-northeast of Lair Point.
The feature is part of the Antarctic Specially Protected Area ASPA 126 Byers Peninsula, situated in one of its restricted zones. [1]
The point is named after the medieval city of Bilyar, capital of Volga Bulgaria in 12-13th Century AD.
Bilyar Point is located at 62°36′12″S 60°56′58″W / 62.60333°S 60.94944°W. British mapping in 1968, Chilean in 1971, Argentine in 1980, Spanish in 1993 and Bulgarian in 2005, 2009 and 2017.
This article includes information from the
Antarctic Place-names Commission of Bulgaria which is used with permission.