Kotis Point (Nos Kotis \'nos 'ko-tis\) is a point on the northwest coast of Varna Peninsula on Livingston Island in the South Shetland Islands, Antarctica forming the south side of the entrance to Eliseyna Cove. The point is featuring a conspicuous rock at its tip, situated 3 km northeast of Bezmer Point, 6.6 km southwest of Williams Point and 12.6 km east-northeast of Siddins Point. It was named after the Thracian King Kotis I, 384-359 BC.

Location of Varna Peninsula on Livingston Island in the South Shetland Islands.
Kotis Point from Miziya Peak.
Topographic map of Livingston Island, Greenwich, Robert, Snow and Smith Islands.

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The point is located at 62°30′00″S 60°12′33″W / 62.50000°S 60.20917°W / -62.50000; -60.20917 (Bulgarian topographic survey Tangra 2004/05 and mapping in 2005 and 2009).

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