Starmen Point
Starmen Point (Bulgarian: нос Стърмен, ‘Nos Starmen’ \'nos 'st&r-men\) is the point on the west side of the entrance to Crates Bay on the northeast coast of Stresher Peninsula, Graham Coast on the Antarctic Peninsula.
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Location of Stresher Peninsula on Graham Land, Antarctic Peninsula.
The feature is named after the settlement of Starmen in Northeastern Bulgaria.
Location
Starmen Point is located at 66°07′29″S 65°28′22″W, which is 7.23 km east-southeast of Black Head, 14.3 km south-southwest of Prospect Point and 4.9 km west-northwest of the headland formed by Lens Peak. British mapping in 1976.
Maps
- British Antarctic Territory. Scale 1:200000 topographic map. DOS 610 Series, Sheet W 66 64. Directorate of Overseas Surveys, Tolworth, UK, 1976.
- Antarctic Digital Database (ADD). Scale 1:250000 topographic map of Antarctica. Scientific Committee on Antarctic Research (SCAR). Since 1993, regularly upgraded and updated.
References
- Starmen Point. SCAR Composite Antarctic Gazetteer.
- Bulgarian Antarctic Gazetteer. Antarctic Place-names Commission. (details in Bulgarian, basic data in English)
External links
- Starmen 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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