Trifonova Point

Trifonova Point (Bulgarian: нос Трифонова, romanized: nos Trifonova, IPA: [ˈnɔs ˈtrifonovɐ]) is the sharp ice-free tipped west entrance point of Valchev Cove, projecting 160 m into Emona Anchorage and forming the northeast extremity of Bulgarian Beach on Livingston Island in Antarctica. Formed as a result of the retreat of Perunika Glacier at the beginning of 21st century.

Location of Hurd Peninsula on Livingston Island in the South Shetland Islands

The entrance of Valchev Cove from Perunika Glacier with Trifonova Point on the left and Emona Anchorage in the background

Topographic map of Livingston Island and Smith Island

The feature is named after Iglika Trifonova, a participant in the Bulgarian Antarctic expedition in 2003/04 and subsequent seasons, for her particularly significant contribution to the promotion of Antarctica as the author of photo exhibitions and books, founding chairwoman of the Association of Polar Early Career Scientists (APECS) in Bulgaria, organizer of educational events and lecturer on polar topics in Bulgarian schools; in 2022 she was included in a world list of one hundred women in polar science who inspire next generations of young researchers to become polar scientists.

Location

The point is located at 62°37′58.5″S 60°20′11.2″W, which is 2.32 km east-northeast of Hespérides Point. Detailed mapping by the Military Geographic Service of the Bulgarian Army in 2016.

Maps

• L. Ivanov. Antarctica: Livingston Island and Greenwich, Robert, Snow and Smith Islands. Scale 1:120000 topographic map. Troyan: Manfred Wörner Foundation, 2010. ISBN 978-954-92032-9-5 (First edition 2009. ISBN 978-954-92032-6-4)
• Bulgarian Base (Sheet 1 and Sheet 2): Antarctica, South Shetland Islands, Livingston Island. Scale 1:2000 topographic map. Sofia: Military Geographic Service, 2016. (in Bulgarian, map images on slides 6 and 7 of the linked report)
• Antarctic Digital Database (ADD). Scale 1:250000 topographic map of Antarctica. Scientific Committee on Antarctic Research (SCAR). Since 1993, regularly upgraded and updated.
• L. Ivanov. Antarctica: Livingston Island and Smith Island. Scale 1:100000 topographic map. Manfred Wörner Foundation, 2017. ISBN 978-619-90008-3-0
• I. Howat et al. The Reference Elevation Model of Antarctica – Mosaics, Version 2, 2022. https://doi.org/10.7910/DVN/EBW8UC, Harvard Dataverse, V1, [6 January 2023]

References

• Bulgarian Antarctic Gazetteer. Antarctic Place-names Commission. (details in Bulgarian, basic data in English)

External links

• Trifonova Point. Copernix satellite image
• REMA Explorer

This article includes information from the Antarctic Place-names Commission of Bulgaria which is used with permission.