Garvan Point
Garvan Point (Bulgarian: нос Гарван, ‘Nos Garvan’ \'nos 'gar-van\) is the point forming the east side of the entrance to Retizhe Cove on the south coast of Trinity Peninsula in Graham Land, Antarctica.
Location of Trinity Peninsula.
The point is named after the settlements of Garvan in Northern and Northeastern Bulgaria.
Location
Garvan Point is located at 63°28′51″S 57°19′52″W, which is 7.18 km north by east of View Point, 5.82 km east-northeast of Boil Point, 8.68 km southeast of Camel Nunataks and 8.23 km west-southwest of Mount Cardinall. German-British mapping in 1996.
Maps
- Trinity Peninsula. Scale 1:250000 topographic map No. 5697. Institut für Angewandte Geodäsie and British Antarctic Survey, 1996.
- Antarctic Digital Database (ADD). Scale 1:250000 topographic map of Antarctica. Scientific Committee on Antarctic Research (SCAR). Since 1993, regularly updated.
References
- Garvan Point. SCAR Composite Antarctic Gazetteer
- Bulgarian Antarctic Gazetteer. Antarctic Place-names Commission. (details in Bulgarian, basic data in English)
External links
- Garvan Point. Copernix satellite image
This article includes information from the Antarctic Place-names Commission of Bulgaria which is used with permission.
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