Garbel Point
Location of Liège Island in the Antarctic Peninsula region.
Garbel Point (Bulgarian: нос Гърбел, ‘Nos Garbel’ \'nos 'g&r-bel\) is the rocky point forming the west extremity of Liège Island in the Palmer Archipelago, Antarctica.
The point is named after Garbel Peak in central Balkan Mountains, Bulgaria..
Location
Garbel Point is located at 64°03′58″S 62°04′17″W / 64.06611°S 62.07139°WCoordinates: 64°03′58″S 62°04′17″W / 64.06611°S 62.07139°W, which is 2.25 km north-northwest of Chauveau Point and 2.36 km south-southwest of Polezhan Point. British mapping in 1980.
Maps
- British Antarctic Territory. Scale 1:200000 topographic map. DOS 610 Series, Sheet W 64 62. Directorate of Overseas Surveys, UK, 1980.
- Antarctic Digital Database (ADD). Scale 1:250000 topographic map of Antarctica. Scientific Committee on Antarctic Research (SCAR). Since 1993, regularly upgraded and updated.
References
- Bulgarian Antarctic Gazetteer. Antarctic Place-names Commission. (details in Bulgarian, basic data in English)
- Garbel Point. SCAR Composite Antarctic Gazetteer.
This article includes information from the Antarctic Place-names Commission of Bulgaria which is used with permission.
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