Takev Point

Takev Point
Takev Point
	Location of Heros Peninsula in Graham Land, Antarctic Peninsula.
Location	Graham Land
Coordinates	66°36′17″S 63°54′04″W / 66.60472°S 63.90111°WCoordinates: 66°36′17″S 63°54′04″W / 66.60472°S 63.90111°W
Area	Antarctica

Takev Point (Bulgarian: Такев нос, ‘Takev Nos’ \'ta-kev 'nos\) is the rocky point forming the south extremity of Heros Peninsula on Foyn Coast, Antarctic Peninsula.

The feature is named after Vasiliy Takev, participant in the 1996/97 Bulgarian Antarctic campaign, for his support for the Bulgarian Antarctic programme.

Location[]

Takev Point is located 4.65 km west-southwest of Spur Point and 8.17 km east-northeast of Varad Point. British mapping in 1974.

Maps[]

British Antarctic Territory: Graham Land. Scale 1:250000 topographic map. BAS 250 Series, Sheet SQ 19–20. London, 1974.
Antarctic Digital Database (ADD). Scale 1:250000 topographic map of Antarctica. Scientific Committee on Antarctic Research (SCAR). Since 1993, regularly upgraded and updated.

References[]

Takev Point. SCAR Composite Antarctic Gazetteer.
Bulgarian Antarctic Gazetteer. Antarctic Place-names Commission. (details in Bulgarian, basic data in English)

External links[]

Takev 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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