Sharp rocky point in the South Shetland Islands, Antarctica
Location of Livingston Island in the South Shetland Islands.
Topographic map of Livingston Island and Smith Island
Yasen Point (Bulgarian : нос Ясен , ‘Nos Yasen’ \'nos 'ya-sen\) is the sharp, rocky point on the south coast of Livingston Island in the South Shetland Islands , Antarctica , forming the west side of the entrance to Mateev Cove . Situated on the east side of the small ice-free promontory ending in Hannah Point to the west.
The point is named after the settlements of Yasen in Northwestern and Northern Bulgaria.
Location
Yasen Point is located at 62°39′11″S 60°35′48″W / 62.65306°S 60.59667°W / -62.65306; -60.59667 , which is 870 m east-northeast of the Hannah Point and 7.3 km west-southwest of Ereby Point . British mapping in 1968, Chilean in 1971, Argentine in 1980, and Bulgarian in 2005 and 2009.
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This article includes information from the Antarctic Place-names Commission of Bulgaria which is used with permission.