Razdel Point
Razdel Point (Bulgarian: нос Раздел, ‘Nos Razdel’ \'nos raz-'del\) is the ice-covered point on the southwest side of the entrance to Zapalnya Cove and northeast side of the entrance to Nikolov Cove on the southeast coast of Smith Island in the South Shetland Islands, Antarctica. The point is named after the settlements of Razdel in Northeastern and Southeastern Bulgaria.
Location
Razdel Point is located at 62°57′53″S 62°24′38″W / 62.96472°S 62.41056°WCoordinates: 62°57′53″S 62°24′38″W / 62.96472°S 62.41056°W, which is 11.7 km southwest of Cape Smith, 5.26 km northeast of Sredets Point and 4.1 km southeast of Mount Pisgah. Bulgarian mapping in 2009 and 2010.
Maps
- L.L. Ivanov. Antarctica: Livingston Island and Greenwich, Robert, Snow and Smith Islands. Scale 1:120000 topographic map. Troyan: Manfred Wörner Foundation, 2009. ISBN 978-954-92032-6-4
- 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)
- Razdel Point. SCAR Composite Antarctic Gazetteer.
This article includes information from the Antarctic Place-names Commission of Bulgaria which is used with permission.