Veshka Point

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Veshka Point (Bulgarian: нос Вешка, Nos Vishka) is a point on the north coast of the Velingrad Peninsula on the Graham Coast of Graham Land, Antarctica. It extends about 1.4 km into Dimitrov Cove and separates the ends of Hoek Glacier to the southwest and Rusalka Glacier to the northeast. It is named after Veshka Peak in Bulgaria’s Rhodope Mountains. The coordinates are 65°57′59″S 65°03′57″W (about 65.96639°S, 65.06583°W). It lies about 4.14 km east-southeast of Pripek Point, 1.7 km south of Camacúa Island, and 4 km southwest of Biser Point. It was mapped by Britain in 1971, and the name information comes from the Bulgarian Antarctic Place-names Commission.