Ficheto Point

Ficheto Point
Channel Rock from Miziya Peak, with Meade Islands in the background; Ficheto Point is on the left and Pomorie Point on the right.
Location of Ficheto Point
Ficheto Point is located in Antarctic Peninsula
Ficheto Point
Ficheto Point
Ficheto Point is located in Antarctica
Ficheto Point
Ficheto Point
Geography
LocationAntarctica
Coordinates62°28′04″S 60°06′35″W / 62.46778°S 60.10972°W / -62.46778; -60.10972
ArchipelagoSouth Shetland Islands
Administration
Administered under the Antarctic Treaty System
Demographics
Populationuninhabited

Ficheto Point (Nos Ficheto 'nos 'fi-che-to) is an ice-free point on the northeast coast of Varna Peninsula, Livingston Island, Antarctica forming the southeast side of the entrance to Dragon Cove. Channel Rock (62°27′47.8″S 60°04′51.5″W / 62.463278°S 60.080972°W / -62.463278; -60.080972) is lying in the adjacent northwestern part of McFarlane Strait, 1.3 km (0.81 mi) northeast of Ficheto Point and 920 m (1,010 yd) south-southwest of Meade Islands. The area was visited by 19th century sealers.

The point is named after the famous Bulgarian architect, builder and sculptor Nikola Fichev – ‘Kolyu Ficheto’ (1800-1881). Channel Rock was charted and descriptively named by the Discovery Investigations in 1935.