Marmais Point
Marmais Point (Bulgarian: нос Мармаис, ‘Nos Marmais’ \'nos mar-'ma-is\) is the ice-covered point on the southeast coast of Trinity Peninsula in Graham Land, Antarctica projecting into Prince Gustav Channel in Weddell Sea. The point is named after the Bulgarian duke and military commander Marmais (9th-10th century).
Location[]
Marmais Point is located at 63°55′22″S 58°31′25″W / 63.92278°S 58.52361°WCoordinates: 63°55′22″S 58°31′25″W / 63.92278°S 58.52361°W, which is 6.3 km southwest of Kiten Point, 12 km northwest of Kotick Point on James Ross Island, 21.6 km north-northeast of Gredaro Point, and 6.65 km southeast of Mount Bradley. German-British mapping in 1996.
Maps[]
- Trinity Peninsula. Scale 1:250000 topographic map No. 5697. Institut für Angewandte Geodäsie and British Antarctic Survey, 1996.
- Antarctic Digital Database (ADD). Scale 1:250000 topographic map of Antarctica. Scientific Committee on Antarctic Research (SCAR), 1993–2016.
References[]
- Bulgarian Antarctic Gazetteer. Antarctic Place-names Commission. (details in Bulgarian, basic data in English)
- Marmais Point. SCAR Composite Antarctic Gazetteer.
External links[]
- Marmais 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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