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Ugarchin Point (Bulgarian: нос Угърчин, ‘Nos Ugarchin’ \'nos u-g&r-'chin\) 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.




Location


The point is located at 62°22′01″S 59°28′12″W, which is 4.7 km west of Smirnenski Point and 4.2 km southeast of Newell Point (Bulgarian early mapping in 2009).




Maps


L.L. Ivanov. Antarctica: Livingston Island and Greenwich, Robert, Snow and Smith Islands. Scale 1:120000 topographic map. Troyan: Manfred Wörner Foundation, 2010. ISBN 978-954-92032-9-5 (First edition 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 updated.




References


Ugarchin Point. SCAR Composite Antarctic Gazetteer
Bulgarian Antarctic Gazetteer. Antarctic Place-names Commission. (details in Bulgarian, basic data in English)




External links


Ugarchin Point. Copernix satellite image

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

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