Bilyar Point

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** Bilyar Point** (, ‘Nos Bilyar’ 'nos bi-'lyar) is a rounded ice-free point on Ivanov Beach in western Livingston Island, the South Shetland Islands in Antarctica projecting 350 m into Barclay Bay. Situated 3 km southwest of Rowe Point, northwest of Rotch Dome, 1.7 km northeast of Nedelya Point and 4.5 km east-northeast of Lair Point. The feature is part of the Antarctic Specially Protected Area ASPA 126 Byers Peninsula, situated in one of its restricted zones. The point is named after the medieval city of Bilyar, capital of Volga Bulgaria in 12-13th Century AD.

Location

Bilyar Point is located at -62.60333°N, -60.94944°W. British mapping in 1968, Chilean in 1971, Argentine in 1980, Spanish in 1993 and Bulgarian in 2005, 2009 and 2017.

Maps

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