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Garbel Point

Coordinates: 64°03′58″S 62°04′17″W / 64.06611°S 62.07139°W / -64.06611; -62.07139
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Location of Liège Island in the Antarctic Peninsula region.

Garbel Point (Bulgarian: нос Гърбел, ‘Nos Garbel’ \'nos 'g&r-bel\) is the rocky point forming the west extremity of Liège Island in the Palmer Archipelago, Antarctica.

The point is named after Garbel Peak in central Balkan Mountains, Bulgaria..

Location

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Garbel Point is located at 64°03′58″S 62°04′17″W / 64.06611°S 62.07139°W / -64.06611; -62.07139, which is 2.25 km north-northwest of Chauveau Point and 2.36 km south-southwest of Polezhan Point. British mapping in 1980.

Maps

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  • British Antarctic Territory. Scale 1:200000 topographic map. DOS 610 Series, Sheet W 64 62. Directorate of Overseas Surveys, UK, 1980.
  • Antarctic Digital Database (ADD). Scale 1:250000 topographic map of Antarctica. Scientific Committee on Antarctic Research (SCAR). Since 1993, regularly upgraded and updated.

References

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