Geography | |
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Location | Antarctica |
Coordinates | 62°37′01.3″S 61°15′52.3″W / 62.617028°S 61.264528°W |
Archipelago | South Shetland Islands |
Length | 0.4 km (0.25 mi) |
Administration | |
Administered under the Antarctic Treaty System | |
Demographics | |
Population | Uninhabited |
Chiprovtsi Point (Bulgarian: нос Чипровци, ‘Nos Chiprovtsi’ \'nos 'chi-prov-tsi\) is a point projecting 400 m (440 yd) northwestwards from the north coast of Rugged Island off the west coast of Byers Peninsula of Livingston Island in the South Shetland Islands, Antarctica, and forming the east side of the entrance to Nishava Cove. It is extended further 400 m (440 yd) northwestwards by the group of Chiprovtsi Islets, which are centred at 62°36′52″S 61°16′09″W / 62.61444°S 61.26917°W and named in association with the point.
The point is named after the town of Chiprovtsi in northwestern Bulgaria.