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Name Latitude Longitude Feature Type
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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