Vaglen Point

Location of Clarence Island in the South Shetland Islands.

Vaglen Point (Bulgarian: нос Въглен, ‘Nos Vaglen’ \'nos 'v&-glen\) is the rock-tipped point on the southwest side of the entrance to Chinstrap Cove on the northwest coast of Clarence Island in the South Shetland Islands, Antarctica.

The point is named after the settlements of Vaglen in Northeastern and Southeastern Bulgaria.

Location

Vaglen Point is located at 61°14′39″S 54°11′53″W / 61.24417°S 54.19806°W / -61.24417; -54.19806Coordinates: 61°14′39″S 54°11′53″W / 61.24417°S 54.19806°W / -61.24417; -54.19806, which is 5.75 km north-northeast of Craggy Point and 7.45 km southwest of Humble Point. British mapping in 1972 and 2009.

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References

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


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