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  • 21 Aug, 2019

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Bezmer Point

Bezmer Point (Nos Bezmer \'nos bez-'mer\) is on the northwest coast of the Varna Peninsula on Livingston Island in the South Shetland Islands, Antarctica. The point is situated 9.6 km east-northeast of Siddins Point and 3 km southwest of Kotis Point and 4.9 km west-southwest of Miziya Peak. The feature was named after the settlement of Bezmer in Southeastern Bulgaria, in association with the Bulgarian ruler Khan Bezmer (7th Century AD).

Location

The point is located at 62°31′06″S 60°15′09″W / 62.51833°S 60.25250°W / -62.51833; -60.25250 (British mapping in 1822 and 1968, Argentine in 1980, and Bulgarian in 2005 and 2009).

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References


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