Smilets Point (Bulgarian: нос Смилец, ‘Nos Smilets’ \'nos smi-'lets\) is the rocky point on the southwest side of the entrance to Hall Cove, at the northeast end of Lambreva Beach, projecting 500 m north-northwestwards from the northwest coast of Nelson Island in the South Shetland Islands, Antarctica. The area was visited by early 19th century sealers.

Location of Nelson Island in the South Shetland Islands.

The point is named after Czar Smilets of Bulgaria, 1292–1298.

Location

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Smilets Point is located at 62°15′58.6″S 59°11′23″W / 62.266278°S 59.18972°W / -62.266278; -59.18972, which is 5.24 km northeast of Harmony Point and 2.85 km southwest of Retamales Point. British mapping in 1968.

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