# Leshko Point

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**Leshko Point** (Bulgarian: нос Лешко, ‘Nos Leshko’ \'nos 'le-shko\) is the point on the north side of the entrance to [Beripara Cove](/source/Beripara_Cove) on the southeast coast of [Liège Island](/source/Li%C3%A8ge_Island) in the [Palmer Archipelago](/source/Palmer_Archipelago), [Antarctica](/source/Antarctica).

The point is named after the settlement of [Leshko](/source/Leshko) in Southwestern Bulgaria.

## Location

Leshko Point is located at [64°02′07″S 61°53′18″W](https://geohack.toolforge.org/geohack.php?params=64_02_07_S_61_53_18_W), which is 8.95 km southwest of [Neyt Point](/source/Neyt_Point) and 2.45 km north-northeast of [Balija Point](/source/Balija_Point). British mapping in 1978.

## Maps

- [British Antarctic Territory.](http://data.aad.gov.au/aadc/mapcat/display_map.cfm?map_id=3198) Scale 1:200000 topographic map. DOS 610 Series, Sheet W 64 60. Directorate of Overseas Surveys, UK, 1978.
- [Antarctic Digital Database (ADD).](http://www.add.scar.org) Scale 1:250000 topographic map of Antarctica. Scientific Committee on Antarctic Research (SCAR). Since 1993, regularly upgraded and updated.

## References

- [Bulgarian Antarctic Gazetteer.](http://apcbg.org/gazet-bg.pdf) [Antarctic Place-names Commission](/source/Antarctic_Place-names_Commission). (details in Bulgarian, [basic data](http://apcbg.org/gazet.pdf) in English)
- [Leshko Point.](https://data.aad.gov.au/aadc/gaz/scar/display_name.cfm?gaz_id=137734) SCAR Composite Antarctic Gazetteer.

## External links

- [Leshko Point.](https://copernix.io/#?where=-61.89889017468259,-64.03334265603284,15&?query=&?map_type=hybrid) Copernix satellite image

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