Location of Blagoevgrad Peninsula in Graham Land, Antarctic Peninsula.

Kunino Point (Bulgarian: нос Кунино, ‘Nos Kunino’ \'nos ku-ni-'no\) is a rocky point on Blagoevgrad Peninsula, Oscar II Coast, Graham Land in Antarctica, the south extremity of an eponymous ridge extending 2.4 by 2 km on the north coast of Exasperation Inlet. Formed in 2002 as a result of the disintegration of Larsen Ice Shelf in the area.

The feature is named after the settlement of Kunino in northwestern Bulgaria.

Location

Kunino Point is located at 65°14′41″S 61°47′36″W / 65.24472°S 61.79333°W / -65.24472; -61.79333, which is 10.25 km east of Caution Point, 8.9 km west of Foyn Point and 35 km north of Cape Disappointment.

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


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