Malina Cove

Location of Low Island in the South Shetland Islands.

Malina Cove (Bulgarian: залив Малина, ‘Zaliv Malina’ \'za-liv 'ma-li-na\) is the 1.65 km wide cove indenting for 1.25 km the west coast of Low Island in the South Shetland Islands, Antarctica. It is entered south of Jameson Point and north of Ugorelets Point.

The cove is named after the settlements of Gorna (Upper) Malina and Dolna (Lower) Malina in western Bulgaria.

Location

Malina Cove is centred at 63°18′13″S 62°14′35″W / 63.30361°S 62.24306°W / -63.30361; -62.24306Coordinates: 63°18′13″S 62°14′35″W / 63.30361°S 62.24306°W / -63.30361; -62.24306, which is south of Teshel Cove, 8.2 km south of Cape Wallace and 6.6 km north of Cape Garry. British mapping in 2009.

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References

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


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