Vartop Point

Location of Magnier Peninsula on Graham Coast, Antarctic Peninsula.

Vartop Point (Bulgarian: нос Въртоп, ‘Nos Vartop’ \'nos v&r-'top\) is the point on the northwest side of the entrance to Finaeus Cove on the northeast coast of Magnier Peninsula, Graham Coast on the Antarctic Peninsula.

The feature is named after the settlement of Vartop in Northwestern Bulgaria.

Location

Vartop Point is located at 65°39′18″S 64°13′00″W / 65.65500°S 64.21667°W / -65.65500; -64.21667Coordinates: 65°39′18″S 64°13′00″W / 65.65500°S 64.21667°W / -65.65500; -64.21667, which is 3.85 km southeast of Paragon Point, 5.18 km southwest of Eijkman Point and 3.8 km northwest of Krasava Point. British mapping in 1971.

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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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