Velingrad Peninsula

Velingrad Peninsula (Bulgarian: полуостров Велинград, romanized: poluostrov Velingrad, IPA: [poɫuˈɔstrov ˈvɛliŋɡrɐt]) is the ice-covered peninsula projecting 22.5 km in northwest direction from Graham Coast on the west side of Antarctic Peninsula.

Bounded by Barilari Bay to the northeast and Holtedahl Bay to the southwest, and separated from Biscoe Islands to the northwest by Grandidier Channel.

The UK station Prospect Point operated at the west extremity of the peninsula in 1957–59.

The peninsula is named after the city of Velingrad in Southern Bulgaria.

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