Kazichene Cove
Encyclopedia
Kazichene Cove is a 2.2 km wide cove on the southeast side of Osmar Strait
indenting for 1.3 km the northwest coast of Low Island
in the South Shetland Islands
, Antarctica. Entered between Fernandez Point and Solnik Point
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The cove is named after the settlement of Kazichene
in western Bulgaria
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Osmar Strait
Osmar Strait is the wide strait in the South Shetland Islands, Antarctica between Smith Island to the northwest and Low Island to the southeast.The strait is named after the settlement of Osmar in northeastern Bulgaria.-Location:...
indenting for 1.3 km the northwest coast of Low Island
Low Island (South Shetland Islands)
Low Island or Isla Baja, historical names Jameson Island or Jamesons Island is an island long and wide, southeast of Smith Island, in the South Shetland Islands. The island is located at and is separated from Smith Island by Osmar Strait. Low Island was so named because of its low elevation...
in the South Shetland Islands
South Shetland Islands
The South Shetland Islands are a group of Antarctic islands, lying about north of the Antarctic Peninsula, with a total area of . By the Antarctic Treaty of 1959, the Islands' sovereignty is neither recognized nor disputed by the signatories and they are free for use by any signatory for...
, Antarctica. Entered between Fernandez Point and Solnik Point
Solnik Point
Solnik Point is a rocky point projecting 550 m from the northwest coast of Low Island in the South Shetland Islands, Antarctica. Forming the south side of the entrance to Kazichene Cove...
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The cove is named after the settlement of Kazichene
Kazichene
Kazichene is a large village in the Pancharevo municipality to the east of the Bulgarian capital of Sofia. As of 2007, the village officially had 4,977 inhabitants...
in western Bulgaria
Bulgaria
Bulgaria , officially the Republic of Bulgaria , is a parliamentary democracy within a unitary constitutional republic in Southeast Europe. The country borders Romania to the north, Serbia and Macedonia to the west, Greece and Turkey to the south, as well as the Black Sea to the east...
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Location
Kazichene Cove is located at 63°15′18"S 62°13′40"W. British mapping in 2009.Map
- 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. Scientific Committee on Antarctic Research (SCAR), 1993-2006.