Chavei Cove
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Location of Rozhen Peninsula on Livingston Island in the South Shetland Islands.
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Topographic map of Livingston Island and Smith Island
Chavei Cove (Bulgarian: залив Чавеи, ‘Zaliv Chavei’ \'za-liv cha-'ve-i\) is the 2.2 km wide cove indenting for 900 m the southeast coast of Rozhen Peninsula on Livingston Island in the South Shetland Islands, Antarctica entered east of Gela Point. It is formed as a result of the retreat of Prespa Glacier in the early 21st century.
The feature is named after the settlement of Chavei in northern Bulgaria.
Location[]
Chavei Cove is located at 62°44′10″S 60°12′10″W / 62.73611°S 60.20278°WCoordinates: 62°44′10″S 60°12′10″W / 62.73611°S 60.20278°W. Bulgarian mapping in 2009.
Maps[]
- L.L. Ivanov. Antarctica: Livingston Island and Greenwich, Robert, Snow and Smith Islands. Scale 1:120000 topographic map. Troyan: Manfred Wörner Foundation, 2009. ISBN 978-954-92032-6-4
- L.L. Ivanov. Antarctica: Livingston Island and Smith Island. Scale 1:100000 topographic map. Manfred Wörner Foundation, 2017. ISBN 978-619-90008-3-0
- Antarctic Digital Database (ADD). Scale 1:250000 topographic map of Antarctica. Scientific Committee on Antarctic Research (SCAR). Since 1993, regularly upgraded and updated
References[]
- Chavei Cove. SCAR Composite Antarctic Gazetteer.
- Bulgarian Antarctic Gazetteer. Antarctic Place-names Commission. (details in Bulgarian, basic data in English)
External links[]
- Chepra Cove. Copernix satellite image
This article includes information from the Antarctic Place-names Commission of Bulgaria which is used with permission.
Categories:
- Coves of Livingston Island
- Bulgaria and the Antarctic
- Livingston Island geography stubs