Varvara Cove

Summary

Varvara Cove (Bulgarian: залив Варвара, romanizedzaliv Varvara, IPA: [ˈzaliv vɐrˈvarɐ]) is the 3.3 km wide cove indenting for 1.9 km the southwest coast of Nelson Island in the South Shetland Islands, Antarctica. Entered southeast of The Toe and northwest of Ross Point.

Location of Nelson Island in the South Shetland Islands.

The cove is named after the settlement of Varvara in southeastern Bulgaria.

Location edit

Varvara Cove is centred at 62°20′10″S 59°08′00″W / 62.33611°S 59.13333°W / -62.33611; -59.13333. British mapping in 1968.

Maps edit

  • South Shetland Islands. Scale 1:200000 topographic map No. 3373. DOS 610 - W 62 58. Tolworth, UK, 1968.
  • Antarctic Digital Database (ADD). Scale 1:250000 topographic map of Antarctica. Scientific Committee on Antarctic Research (SCAR). Since 1993, regularly upgraded and updated.

References edit

External links edit

  • Varvara Cove. Copernix satellite image


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