Artanes Bay

Artanes Bay (Bulgarian: залив Артанес, ‘Zaliv Artanes’ \'za-liv 'ar-ta-nes\) is the 14 km wide cove indenting for 6.2 km Oscar II Coast in Graham Land, Antarctica, and entered west of Cape Fairweather and east of Shiver Point. It was formed as a result of the break-up of Larsen Ice Shelf in the area in 2002, and subsequent retreat of Rogosh Glacier.

The feature is named after the ancient settlement of Artanes in northwestern Bulgaria.

Location[]

Artanes Bay is located at

65°01′00″S 61°11′00″W / 65.01667°S 61.18333°W / -65.01667; -61.18333Coordinates: 65°01′00″S 61°11′00″W / 65.01667°S 61.18333°W / -65.01667; -61.18333. SCAR Antarctic Digital Database mapping in 2012.

Maps[]

• Antarctic Digital Database (ADD). Scale 1:250000 topographic map of Antarctica. Scientific Committee on Antarctic Research (SCAR). Since 1993, regularly upgraded and updated.

References[]

• Artanes Bay. SCAR Composite Antarctic Gazetteer.
• Bulgarian Antarctic Gazetteer. Antarctic Place-names Commission. (details in Bulgarian, basic data in English)

External links[]

• Artanes Bay. Copernix satellite image

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