Smochevo Cove
Location of Low Island in the South Shetland Islands.
Smochevo Cove (Bulgarian: залив Смочево, ‘Zaliv Smochevo’ \'za-liv 'smo-che-vo\) is the 1.6 km wide cove on the southeast side of Osmar Strait indenting for 850 m the northwest coast of Low Island in the South Shetland Islands, Antarctica. Entered south of Cape Wallace, Zebil Island and Glumche Island, and north of .
The cove is named after the settlement of in Western Bulgaria.
Location[]
Smochevo Cove is located at 63°14′22″S 62°13′05″W / 63.23944°S 62.21806°WCoordinates: 63°14′22″S 62°13′05″W / 63.23944°S 62.21806°W. British mapping in 2009.
WikiMiniAtlasMaps[]
- South Shetland Islands: Smith and Low Islands. Scale 1:150000 topographic map No. 13677. British Antarctic Survey, 2009.
- Antarctic Digital Database (ADD). Scale 1:250000 topographic map of Antarctica. Scientific Committee on Antarctic Research (SCAR). Since 1993, regularly upgraded and updated.
References[]
- Smochevo Cove. SCAR Composite Antarctic Gazetteer.
- Bulgarian Antarctic Gazetteer. Antarctic Place-names Commission. (details in Bulgarian, basic data in English)
External links[]
- Smochevo Cove. Copernix satellite image
This article includes information from the Antarctic Place-names Commission of Bulgaria which is used with permission.
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- Coves of the South Shetland Islands
- Bulgaria and the Antarctic
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