Nikyup Point

Nikyup Point (Bulgarian: нос Никюп, ‘Nos Nikyup’ \'nos ni-'kyup\) is the point next east of Andrew Glacier terminus on Trinity Peninsula, Antarctic Peninsula. Situated 12.65 km south-southeast of Radibosh Point, 6.3 km northeast of Velichkov Knoll, 6.76 km west of Almond Point and 19.2 km southwest of Cape Kjellman. Shape enhanced as a result of Andrew Glacier’s retreat in the late 20th and early 21st century.

The point is named after the settlement of Nikyup in northern Bulgaria.

Location

Nikyup Point is located at . German-British mapping in 1996.

Map

References

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