Garmen Point
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Garmen Point is a point on the northwest coast of Smith Island
, South Shetland Islands
situated 13.65 km north-northeast of Cape James
, 6.12 km south-southwest of Markeli Point
and 19.65 km southwest of Cape Smith
. Formed by an offshoot of Mount Foster
. Bulgarian early mapping in 2008. Named after the settlement of Garmen
in southwestern Bulgaria
.
Smith Island (South Shetland Islands)
Smith Island is long and wide, lying west of Deception Island in the South Shetland Islands of the British Antarctic Territory. Surface area ....
, South Shetland Islands
South Shetland Islands
The South Shetland Islands are a group of Antarctic islands, lying about north of the Antarctic Peninsula, with a total area of . By the Antarctic Treaty of 1959, the Islands' sovereignty is neither recognized nor disputed by the signatories and they are free for use by any signatory for...
situated 13.65 km north-northeast of Cape James
Cape James
Cape James is a cape which forms the south tip of Smith Island in the South Shetland Islands, Antarctica. The name appears on a chart based upon the 1828-31 British naval expedition under Captain Henry Foster, and is now well established in international usage.-Location:The point is located at ...
, 6.12 km south-southwest of Markeli Point
Markeli Point
Markeli Point is a point on the northwest coast of Smith Island in the South Shetland Islands, Antarctica, projecting 1.2 km west-southwestwards into Drake Passage. Situated on the north side of the entrance to Cabut Cove 14.5 km southwest of Cape Smith, 2 km south-southwest of...
and 19.65 km southwest of Cape Smith
Cape Smith
Cape Smith is a cape forming the north end of Smith Island in the South Shetland Islands, Antarctica. The discovery of the South Shetland Islands was first reported in 1819 by Captain William Smith, for whom the cape is named.-Location:...
. Formed by an offshoot of Mount Foster
Mount Foster
Mount Foster is a peak rising to 2105 m in the Imeon Range on Smith Island in the South Shetland Islands, Antarctica. It is the highest point of the South Shetland Islands archipelago....
. Bulgarian early mapping in 2008. Named after the settlement of Garmen
Garmen
Garmen is a village and a municipality in Blagoevgrad Province in Bulgaria.It is located in southwestern Bulgaria in the Western Rhodopes Mountains in the Chech region...
in southwestern Bulgaria
Bulgaria
Bulgaria , officially the Republic of Bulgaria , is a parliamentary democracy within a unitary constitutional republic in Southeast Europe. The country borders Romania to the north, Serbia and Macedonia to the west, Greece and Turkey to the south, as well as the Black Sea to the east...
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Map
- L.L. Ivanov. Antarctica: Livingston Island and Greenwich, Robert, Snow and Smith Islands. Scale 1:120000 topographic map. Troyan: Manfred Wörner Foundation, 2009. ISBN 978-954-92032-6-4
