Solari Bay

Location of Nordenskjöld Coast on Antarctic Peninsula.

Solari Bay (Bulgarian: залив Солари, ‘Zaliv Solari’ \'za-liv so-'la-ri\) is the 11.2 km wide bay indenting for 4.5 km Nordenskjöld Coast in Graham Land north of Balvan Point and south of the east extremity of . It was formed as a result of the break-up of Larsen Ice Shelf in the area in the late 20th century, and subsequent retreat of Drygalski Glacier. The feature is named after the settlement of Solari in Northern Bulgaria.

Location[]

Solari Bay is located at

64°44′30″S 60°43′00″W / 64.74167°S 60.71667°WCoordinates:

64°44′30″S 60°43′00″W / 64.74167°S 60.71667°W.

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[]

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

External links[]

Solari Bay. Copernix satellite image

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

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