# Nikopol Point

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{{short description|Ice-free point on the south coast of Byers Peninsula, Livingston Island}}
thumb|Location of Byers Peninsula on Livingston Island in the South Shetland Islands
[[File:ASPA-126-Byers-Peninsula.png|thumb|Topographic map of [Antarctic Specially Protected Area](/source/Antarctic_Specially_Protected_Area) ''ASPA 126 Byers Peninsula'']]
thumb|Topographic map of Livingston Island and Smith Island
'''Nikopol Point''' (Nos Nikopol \'nos ni-'ko-pol\) is an ice-free point on the south coast of [Byers Peninsula](/source/Byers_Peninsula), [Livingston Island](/source/Livingston_Island) in the [South Shetland Islands](/source/South_Shetland_Islands), [Antarctica](/source/Antarctica) projecting 650 m east-southeastwards into [Bransfield Strait](/source/Bransfield_Strait) and linked by a spit to [Vietor Rock](/source/Vietor_Rock) to the south. The area was visited by early 19th century [sealers](/source/seal_hunting) who had dwellings at the foothills of nearby [Sealer Hill](/source/Sealer_Hill).

The feature is named after the town of [Nikopol, Bulgaria](/source/Nikopol%2C_Bulgaria).

The Spanish facility [Camp Byers](/source/Camp_Byers), situated near Nikopol Point, operated in 2001/02 and subsequent seasons.<ref>Ivanov, L. [https://web.archive.org/web/20150708084208/http://livingston-island.weebly.com/ General Geography and History of Livingston Island.] In: ''Bulgarian Antarctic Research: A Synthesis''. Eds. C. Pimpirev and N. Chipev. Sofia: St. Kliment Ohridski University Press, 2015. pp.&nbsp;17–28. {{ISBN|978-954-07-3939-7}}</ref>

== Location ==
The point is located at the west end of [South Beaches](/source/South_Beaches_(Livingston_Island)), [Byers Peninsula](/source/Byers_Peninsula), 4.57&nbsp;km east of [Devils Point](/source/Devils_Point), 1.22&nbsp;km east-southeast of [Sealer Hill](/source/Sealer_Hill) and 4.21&nbsp;km west-southwest of [Dometa Point](/source/Dometa_Point).

==Maps==
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20131109084308/http://hercules.cedex.es/Ecosistemas/ByersRadar.pdf#55 Península Byers, Isla Livingston.] Mapa topográfico a escala 1:25000. Madrid: Servicio Geográfico del Ejército, 1992.
* L.L. Ivanov et al. [Antarctica: Livingston Island and Greenwich Island, South Shetland Islands](/source/%3Acommons%3AImage%3ALivingston-Greenwich-map.jpg). Scale 1:100000 topographic map. Sofia: Antarctic Place-names Commission of Bulgaria, 2005.
* L.L. Ivanov. [http://apcbg.org/image023.jpg Antarctica: Livingston Island and Greenwich, Robert, Snow and Smith Islands] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080424075823/http://apcbg.org/image023.jpg |date=2008-04-24 }}. Scale 1:120000 topographic map.  Troyan: Manfred Wörner Foundation, 2009.  {{ISBN|978-954-92032-6-4}}
* [http://www.add.scar.org Antarctic Digital Database (ADD).] Scale 1:250000 topographic map of Antarctica. Scientific Committee on Antarctic Research (SCAR). Since 1993, regularly upgraded and updated.
* L.L. Ivanov. [Antarctica: Livingston Island and Smith Island](/source/%3Acommons%3AFile%3ALivingston-Island-Map-2010-15.png). Scale 1:100000 topographic map. Manfred Wörner Foundation, 2017. {{ISBN|978-619-90008-3-0}}

==Notes==
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==References==
* [http://data.aad.gov.au/aadc/gaz/scar/display_name.cfm?gaz_id=134605 Nikopol Point.] [SCAR](/source/Scientific_Committee_on_Antarctic_Research) [Composite Gazetteer of Antarctica](/source/Composite_Gazetteer_of_Antarctica).
* [http://apcbg.org/gazet-bg.pdf Bulgarian Antarctic Gazetteer.] [Antarctic Place-names Commission](/source/Antarctic_Place-names_Commission). (details in Bulgarian, [http://apcbg.org/gazet.pdf basic data] in English)

==External links==
* [https://copernix.io/#?where=-61.10607405828858,-62.672638141759414,15&?query=&?map_type=hybrid Nikopol Point.] Copernix satellite image

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Category:Headlands of Livingston Island

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