Solnik Point
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Solnik Point is a rocky point projecting 550 m from the northwest coast of Low Island
in the South Shetland Islands
, Antarctica. Forming the south side of the entrance to Kazichene Cove
. Situated 4.1 km southwest of Cape Wallace
and 11.15 km north of Cape Garry
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The point is named after the settlement of Solnik in northeastern Bulgaria
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Low Island (South Shetland Islands)
Low Island or Isla Baja, historical names Jameson Island or Jamesons Island is an island long and wide, southeast of Smith Island, in the South Shetland Islands. The island is located at and is separated from Smith Island by Osmar Strait. Low Island was so named because of its low elevation...
in the South Shetland Islands
South Shetland Islands
The South Shetland Islands are a group of Antarctic islands, lying about north of the Antarctic Peninsula, with a total area of . By the Antarctic Treaty of 1959, the Islands' sovereignty is neither recognized nor disputed by the signatories and they are free for use by any signatory for...
, Antarctica. Forming the south side of the entrance to Kazichene Cove
Kazichene Cove
Kazichene Cove is a 2.2 km wide cove on the southeast side of Osmar Strait indenting for 1.3 km the northwest coast of Low Island in the South Shetland Islands, Antarctica. Entered between Fernandez Point and Solnik Point....
. Situated 4.1 km southwest of Cape Wallace
Cape Wallace
Cape Wallace is a cape marking the northwest end of Low Island in the South Shetland Islands. Though the origin of the name Cape Wallace is unknown, it has appeared on charts for over a hundred years and its usage has been established internationally....
and 11.15 km north of Cape Garry
Cape Garry
Cape Garry is a cape forming the southwest extremity of Low Island in the South Shetland Islands. Charted and named by a British expedition under Foster, 1828-31. More accurately mapped by the Falkland Islands Dependencies Survey in 1959 from air photos taken by the Falkland Islands and...
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The point is named after the settlement of Solnik in northeastern Bulgaria
Bulgaria
Bulgaria , officially the Republic of Bulgaria , is a parliamentary democracy within a unitary constitutional republic in Southeast Europe. The country borders Romania to the north, Serbia and Macedonia to the west, Greece and Turkey to the south, as well as the Black Sea to the east...
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Maps
- South Shetland Islands: Smith and Low Islands. Scale 1:150000 topographic map No. 13677. British Antarctic Survey, 2009.
- Antarctic Digital Database (ADD). Scale 1:250000 topographic map. Scientific Committee on Antarctic Research (SCAR), 1993-2006.