Irnik Point (, ‘Nos Irnik’ 'nos ir-'nik) is the ice-free southwest entrance point to Brauro Cove on the northwest coast of Snow Island in the South Shetland Islands, Antarctica. It is situated 3.5 km southwest of Cape Timblón, 2 km southwest of Mezdra Point, and 7.4 km northeast of Byewater Point. The point is named after the legendary Khan Irnik listed in the 8th-century 'Nominalia of the Bulgarian Khans', considered to be the same as one of Attila's sons, Ernak.

Location

Irnik Point is located at -62.72694°N, -61.37222°W. British mapping in 1968, Bulgarian in 2009.

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