Vedena Cove
Encyclopedia
Vedena Cove is the 1.73 km wide cove indenting for 560 m the northwest coast of Smith Island
in the South Shetland Islands
, Antarctica west of Delyan Point
. The feature is named after Vedena River in western Bulgaria
.
Smith Island (South Shetland Islands)
Smith Island is long and wide, lying west of Deception Island in the South Shetland Islands of the British Antarctic Territory. Surface area ....
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 west of Delyan Point
Delyan Point
Delyan Point is a point on the northwest coast of Smith Island, South Shetland Islands forming the northeast side of the entrance to Vedena Cove. Situated 4 km west-southwest of Cape Smith, 10.66 km northeast of Markeli Point and 1.4 km northwest of Matochina Peak. Bulgarian early...
. The feature is named after Vedena River 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
The cove's midpoint is located at 62°53′09"S 62°23′10"W (Bulgarian early mapping 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
