Garmen Point

Garmen Point is a point on the northwest coast of Smith Island, South Shetland Islands situated 13.65 kilometres north-northeast of Cape James, 6.12 km south-southwest of Markeli Point and 19.65 km southwest of Cape Smith.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Foster, Mount and Slaveykov Peak.

Foster, Mount

Peak

Photo: Apcbg, Public domain.

Mount Foster is a peak rising to 2,025 metres in the Imeon Range on Smith Island in the South Shetland Islands. It is the highest point of the South Shetland Islands archipelago. Foster, Mount is situated 3 km east of Garmen Point.

Slaveykov Peak

Peak

Photo: Cfrohlich, Public domain.

Slaveykov Peak is a sharp peak rising to 1,674 m in Imeon Range on Smith Island in the South Shetland Islands, Antarctica. The feature is situated 2 km southwest of the summit Mount Foster, to which it is linked by Zavet Saddle, 1.12 km north-northeast of Neofit Peak, 2.4 km east of Lakatnik Point and 3.45 km northwest of Ivan Asen Point. Slaveykov Peak is situated 3½ km southeast of Garmen Point.

Tsarigrad Peak

Peak

Tsarigrad Peak is a sharp, ice-covered peak rising to 1689 metres in the Imeon Range on Smith Island in the South Shetland Islands, Antarctica. It overlooks Armira Glacier to the southeast. Tsarigrad Peak is situated 3½ km southeast of Garmen Point.

Garmen Point

Type: Cape
Description: Peninsula in Antarctica
Categories: peninsula and landform
Location: Antarctica
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Latitude

-62.98556° or 62° 59′ 8″ south

Longitude

-62.60833° or 62° 36′ 30″ west

Elevation

40 metres (131 feet)

Open location code

379V297R+QM

GeoNames ID

8521054

Wikidata ID

Q3624492

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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Bulgarian to Swedish—“Garmen Point” goes by many names.

Bulgarian: “Гърмен”
Cebuano: “Garmen Point”
Chinese: “加爾門角”
Dutch: “Garmen Point”
German: “Garmen Point”
Hebrew: “נקודת גארמן”
Hebrew: “נקודת גרמן”
Italian: “Garmen Point”
Norwegian Nynorsk: “Garmen Point”
Swedish: “Garmen Point”

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Lakatnik Point and Zavet Saddle.

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