Skravena Cove
Encyclopedia
Skravena Cove is a 2.1 km wide cove indenting for 1 km the north coast of Livingston Island in the South Shetland Islands
, Antarctica. Entered between Avitohol Point
and Kuklen Point
.
The cove is named after the settlement of Skravena in northern Bulgaria
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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 Avitohol Point
Avitohol Point
Avitohol Point is a point on the north coast of Livingston Island, Antarctica projecting 1.15 km into Hero Bay to form the west side of the entrance to Skravena Cove and the southeast side of the entrance to Prisoe Cove...
and Kuklen Point
Kuklen Point
Kuklen Point is a point forming the east side of the entrance to Skravena Cove on the coast of Hero Bay, Livingston Island. It is situated 2.13 km southeast of Avitohol Point and 5.6 km west of Lukovit Point. Bulgarian early mapping in 2009. Named after the town of Kuklen in southern...
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The cove is named after the settlement of Skravena in northern 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
Skravena Cove is located at 62°34′22"S 60°35′50"W. Spanish mapping in 1991 and Bulgarian in 2005, 2009 and 2010.Maps
- L.L. Ivanov et al. Antarctica: Livingston Island and Greenwich Island, South Shetland Islands. Scale 1:100000 topographic map. Sofia: Antarctic Place-names Commission of Bulgaria, 2005.
- 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