Takev Point

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.

Takev Point Такев нос (Bulgarian)
Headland
Location of Heros Peninsula in Graham Land, Antarctic Peninsula.
Takev Point
Coordinates: 66°36′17″S 63°54′04″W
Location	Graham Land
Area
• Total	Antarctica

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.