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⭐ Core Definition: Gela Point

Gela Point (Nos Gela \'nos ge-'la\) is a point on the west side of the entrance to Chavei Cove on the southeast coast of Rozhen Peninsula on Livingston Island, Antarctica formed by an offshoot of Yambol Peak. Situated on the coast of Bransfield Strait 5.1 km east-northeast of Botev Point, 700 m east-southeast of Yambol Peak, and 4.1 km west-southwest of Samuel Point. Formed as a result of recent retreat of the adjacent Prespa Glacier to the northeast. Bulgarian topographic survey Tangra 2004/05. Named after the settlement of Gela in the central Rhodope Mountains, Bulgaria.

62°44′30″S 60°13′28″W / 62.74167°S 60.22444°W / -62.74167; -60.22444

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Gela Point in the context of Tarnovo Ice Piedmont

Tarnovo Ice Piedmont (Bulgarian: ледник Търново, romanizedlednik Tarnovo, IPA: [ˈlɛdnik ˈtɤrnovo]) is an ice piedmont on Rozhen Peninsula, Livingston Island in the South Shetland Islands, Antarctica is situated southeast of Charity Glacier and west-southwest of Prespa Glacier. It extends 3.5 km in east-west direction and 2.5 km in north-south direction, is bounded to the west by Veleka Ridge, to the north by Arda Peak, Gerov Pass and Shumen Peak, and to the east by Yambol Peak, and flows southeastwards into Bransfield Strait east of Botev Point and west of Gela Point.

The feature is named after the city of Tarnovo (Veliko Tarnovo) in northern Bulgaria, the capital of the medieval Second Bulgarian Empire.

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Gela Point in the context of Prespa Glacier

Prespa Glacier (Bulgarian: ледник Преспа, romanizedlednik Prespa, IPA: [ˈlɛdnik ˈprɛspɐ]) on Rozhen Peninsula, Livingston Island in the South Shetland Islands, Antarctica is situated east-northeast of Tarnovo Ice Piedmont, east of the head of Charity Glacier, southeast of Ruen Icefall and southwest of Macy Glacier. It is bounded to the east by Needle Peak and Ludogorie Peak, to the northwest by St. Cyril Peak and St. Methodius Peak, and to the southwest by Shumen Peak and Yambol Peak, and flows southeastward into Bransfield Strait between Gela Point and Samuel Point. The feature extends 3.5 km in east-west direction and 2.5 km in north-south direction. The glacier is named after Prespa Peak in the Rhodope Mountains, Bulgaria.

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Gela Point in the context of Yambol Peak

Yambol Peak (Bulgarian: връх Ямбол, romanizedvrah Yambol, IPA: [ˈvrɤx ˈjamboɫ]) is a rocky peak rising to 300 m in the south extremity of Friesland Ridge, Tangra Mountains on Livingston Island in the South Shetland Islands, Antarctica and overlooking Tarnovo Ice Piedmont to the west and Prespa Glacier to the northeast. The ice-free surface area of the peak is 33 hectares (82 acres). A southeastern offshoot of the peak forms Gela Point. The feature is named after the Bulgarian town of Yambol.

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