Sindel Point
Sindel Point is a low ice-free point on the east coast of Livingston Island in the South Shetland Islands, Antarctica projecting 250 m into Moon Bay to separate the glacier termini of Kaliakra Glacier to the north and Struma Glacier to the south.Places of Interest
Highlights include Struma Glacier and Sliven Peak.
Struma Glacier
Glacier
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Struma Glacier is a glacier in eastern Livingston Island in the South Shetland Islands, Antarctica situated south of lower Kaliakra Glacier and north of Huron Glacier. Struma Glacier is situated 2½ km southwest of Sindel Point.
Sliven Peak
Peak
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Sliven Peak rises to 530 m in the east extremity of Melnik Ridge, Livingston Island in the South Shetland Islands, Antarctica. The peak has precipitous rocky southern slopes and partly ice-free northern slopes, overlooking Kaliakra Glacier to the northwest and Struma Glacier to the south and east. Sliven Peak is situated 3 km southwest of Sindel Point.
Zlatograd Rock
Peak
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Zlatograd Rock is a rocky 240 m peak forming the eastern extremity of Bowles Ridge, Livingston Island in the South Shetland Islands, Antarctica. The peak overlooks Struma Glacier to the northwest and Huron Glacier to the southeast. Zlatograd Rock is situated 3 km south of Sindel Point.
Sindel Point
- Type: Cape
- Description: Low ice-free point in Antarctica
- Categories: peninsula and landform
- Location: Antarctica
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Bulgarian to Swedish—“Sindel Point” goes by many names.
- Bulgarian: “Синдел”
- Cebuano: “Sindel Point”
- Chinese: “辛德爾角”
- Dutch: “Sindel Point”
- German: “Sindel Point”
- Norwegian Bokmål: “Sindel Point”
- Norwegian Nynorsk: “Sindel Point”
- Norwegian: “Sindel Point”
- Portuguese: “Ponto Sindel”
- Swedish: “Sindel Point”
Localities in the Area
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Elemag Reef and Melnik Ridge.
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