Scientific Committee on Antarctic Research (SCAR)
Collated by Programma Nazionale di Ricerche in Antartide (Italy)
in the framework of the SCAR Standing Committee on Antarctic Geographic Information (SCAGI)
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Name | Latitude | Longitude | Feature Type |
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Velikan Point (BGR) | 62° 58' 19.4" S | 62° 25' 13.0" W | Point |
Name ID: 138125
Place ID: 19745
The ice-covered point on the SW side of the entrance to Nikolov Cove on the SE coast of Smith Island in the South Shetland Islands. Situated 12.65 km SW of Cape Smith, 4.3 km NE of Sredets Point and 4.15 km SE of Drinov Peak. Bulgarian mapping in 2009. Named after the settlement of Velikan in Southern Bulgaria. |
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