Ugarchin Point
Encyclopedia
Ugarchin Point is a point on the northeast coast of Robert Island
in the South Shetland Islands
, Antarctica projecting 300 m into Nelson Strait
. Named after the town of Ugarchin
in northern Bulgaria
.
and 4.2 km southeast of Newell Point
(Bulgarian early mapping in 2009).
Robert Island (South Shetland Islands)
Robert Island or Mitchells Island or Polotsk Island or Roberts Island is an island long and wide, situated between Nelson Island and Greenwich Island in the South Shetland Islands. Robert Island is located at . Surface area...
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 projecting 300 m into Nelson Strait
Nelson Strait
Nelson Strait is the 9 km long and 9.8 km wide strait lying between Robert Island and Nelson Island in the South Shetland Islands, Antarctica. The strait was explored by early 19th century sealers and first charted by Nathaniel Palmer in 1821...
. Named after the town of Ugarchin
Ugarchin
Ugarchin is a town located along the Kamenitsa river in the Lovech Province in central northern Bulgaria. It is the administrative centre of the homonymous Ugarchin Municipality. The town is about 30 kilometers away in the west from the main centre of the province - Lovech...
in northern 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...
.
Location
The point is located at 62°22′01"S 59°28′12"W which is 4.7 km west of Smirnenski PointSmirnenski Point
Smirnenski Point is a narrow, ice-free point on the east coast of Robert Island projecting 1.1 km into Nelson Strait in the South Shetland Islands, Antarctica. Situated 1.2 km northwest of Perelik Point, 4.4 km north-northwest of Batuliya Point, 1.42 km east of Treklyano...
and 4.2 km southeast of Newell Point
Newell Point
Newell Point is the rocky point forming the northeast extremity of Robert Island in the South Shetland Islands, Antarctica and is a northwest entrance point of Nelson Strait....
(Bulgarian early mapping in 2009).
Map
- 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
