Razdel Point

Location of Smith Island in the South Shetland Islands.
Topographic map of Smith Island.

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°W / -62.96472; -62.41056Coordinates: 62°57′53″S 62°24′38″W / 62.96472°S 62.41056°W / -62.96472; -62.41056, 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

References

Smith Island seen from southeast.

This article includes information from the Antarctic Place-names Commission of Bulgaria which is used with permission.


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