Raskuporis Cove
Encyclopedia
Raskuporis Cove is the 1.6 km wide cove indenting for 700 m the south coast of Byers Peninsula
on Livingston Island in the South Shetland Islands
, Antarctica. Entered between Sevar Point
and Devils Point
.
The cove is named after King Raskuporis of Thrace
, 48-42 BC.
Byers Peninsula
Byers Peninsula is a mainly ice-free peninsula forming the west end of Livingston Island in the South Shetland Islands. It occupies , and includes the small freshwater Basalt Lake. The area was visited by early 19th century American and British sealers who came almost exclusively from New England,...
on Livingston Island 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 Sevar Point
Sevar Point
Sevar Point is a point on the south coast of Byers Peninsula on Livingston Island in the South Shetland Islands, Antarctica situated 2 km southeast of Devils Point, 2.8 km west of Nikopol Point, and 2.7 km northeast of Long Rock in Morton Strait...
and Devils Point
Devils Point
Devils Point is a point marking the southwest extremity of Byers Peninsula, Livingston Island in the South Shetland Islands, Antarctica and forming the southeast side of the entrance to Osogovo Bay and the west side of the entrance to Raskuporis Cove...
.
The cove is named after King Raskuporis of Thrace
Rhescuporis I (Sapaean)
Rhescuporis I was the Sapaean king of Thrace in 48-41 BC. He was the son of Cotys I.Raskuporis Cove on Livingston Island in the South Shetland Islands, Antarctica is named after Vineh of Bulgaria....
, 48-42 BC.
Location
Raskuporis Cove is located at 62°40′18"S 61°09′45"W. British mapping in 1968, Spanish in 1993 and Bulgarian in 2009.Map
- 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
