page_title: Gaydarov Point
hierarchical_section_title: Gaydarov Point
context_page_description: Gaydarov Point is the rocky point forming the south extremity of Cornwallis Island in the South Shetland Islands, Antarctica. It is “named after Captain Kostadin Gaydarov, Director of the Bulgarian company Ocean Fisheries – Burgas whose ships operated in the waters of South Georgia, Kerguelen, the South Orkney Islands, South Shetland Islands and Antarctic Peninsula from 1970 to the early 1990s. The Bulgarian fishermen, along with those of the Soviet Union, Poland and East Germany are the pioneers of modern Antarctic fishing industry.”
context_section_description: Gaydarov Point (Bulgarian: Гайдаров нос, ‘Gaydarov Nos’ \gay-'da-rov 'nos\) is the rocky point forming the south extremity of Cornwallis Island in the South Shetland Islands, Antarctica.  It is “named after Captain Kostadin Gaydarov (1933-2019), Director (1983-1986) of the Bulgarian company Ocean Fisheries – Burgas whose ships operated in the waters of South Georgia, Kerguelen, the South Orkney Islands, South Shetland Islands and Antarctic Peninsula from 1970 to the early 1990s.  The Bulgarian fishermen, along with those of the Soviet Union, Poland and East Germany are the pioneers of modern Antarctic fishing industry.”
caption: Location of Cornwallis Island in the South Shetland Islands