Varbak Point

Varbak Point (The name as it would appear in a gazetteer)

Varbak Point  (The name as it would appear on a map)

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Place ID: 19739
Name ID: 138119

Feature type: Point (8)

Origin

This name originates from Bulgaria. It is part of the Bulgaria Gazetteer and the SCAR Composite Gazetteer of Antarctica.

Narrative

The ice-covered point on the SW side of the entrance to Pakusha Cove on the SE coast of Smith Island in the South Shetland Islands. Situated 8.45 km SW of Cape Smith, 8.5 km NE of Sredets Point and 4.63 km E of Mount Pisgah. Bulgarian mapping in 2009. Named after the settlement of Varbak in Northeastern Bulgaria.

Named For

Location

Latitude:
62° 56' 24.6" S
-62.94017°
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Longitude:
62° 22' 35.0" W
-62.37639°
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Altitude:
Not recorded
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Images

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Map

Source

Location Method:
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Source Name:
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Source Scale:
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Source Institution:
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Source Person:
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Source Publisher:
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Remote sensing:
Not Applicable

Comments

None

Approval status

Status:
Unknown
Date approved:
7-Oct-2015

Related information

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