Voyteh Point [SEP] continent
Voyteh Point
Voyteh Point (, ‘Nos Voyteh’ \'nos 'voy-teh\) is the point forming the east side of the entrance to Richards Cove on the north coast of Ray Promontory in the northwestern part of Byers Peninsula on Livingston Island in the South Shetland Islands, Antarctica. It is surmounted by Sàbat Hill. The area was visited by early 19th century sealers.
The feature is part of the Antarctic Specially Protected Area "ASPA 126 Byers Peninsula", situated in one of its restricted zones.
The
point is named after Georgi Voyteh, Kavhan (hereditary viceroy function) under Czar Konstantin-Petar of Bulgaria (11th Century AD).
Location.
Voyteh Point is located at , which is 2.05 km east of Essex Point and 4.69 km northwest of Varadero Point (British mapping in 1968, Spanish in 1992 and Bulgarian in 2005 and 2009).
Maps.
- Península Byers, Isla Livingston. Mapa topográfico a escala 1:25000. Madrid: Servicio Geográfico del Ejército, 1992.
- L.L. Ivanov