Avitohol Point

Avitohol Point (Bulgarian: нос Авитохол, romanized: nos Avitohol, IPA: [ˈnɔs ɐvitoˈxɔɫ]) is a point on the north coast of Livingston Island, Antarctica projecting 1.15 km (0.71 mi) into Hero Bay to form the west side of the entrance to Skravena Cove and the southeast side of the entrance to Prisoe Cove.

The point is named after the legendary Khan Avitohol listed in the 8th Century Nominalia of the Bulgarian Khans, who laid the foundations of the Bulgarian statehood in Europe in 165 AD.

[2] The point was mapped by Bulgaria in 2005 and 2009 and is registered in the SCAR Composite Antarctic Gazetteer.

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

This Livingston Island location article is a stub.

Location of Livingston Island in the South Shetland Islands.
Avitohol Point
Topographic map of Livingston Island and Smith Island.