Maleshevo Cove
Encyclopedia
Maleshevo Cove is a 2.5 km wide cove indenting for 1.1 km the north coast of Livingston Island in the South Shetland Islands
, Antarctica. Entered between Lukovit Point
and Siddons Point
.
The cove is named after the Maleshevo
region in southwestern Bulgaria
.
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 Lukovit Point
Lukovit Point
Lukovit Point is an ice-free point on the coast of Hero Bay, Livingston Island in the South Shetland Islands, Antarctica forming the west side of the entrance to Maleshevo Cove. Situated 2.74 km west-southwest of Siddons Point and 5.6 km east of Kuklen Point. Shape enhanced as a result...
and Siddons Point
Siddons Point
Siddons Point is a point projecting into the middle of the head of Hero Bay on the north coast of Livingston Island in the South Shetland Islands, Antarctica...
.
The cove is named after the Maleshevo
Maleshevo
The Maleshevo Mountain or Maleševo Mountain is situated in southwestern Bulgaria and eastern Republic of Macedonia. It is the third of the five mountains of the Osogovo-Belasitsa mountain group, known also as the Western Border Mountains...
region in southwestern 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...
.
Location
Maleshevo Cove is located at 62°33′36"S 60°26′36"W. Spanish mapping in 1991 and Bulgarian in 2005 and 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
