Nikolov Cove

Nikolov Cove (The name as it would appear in a gazetteer)

Nikolov Cove  (The name as it would appear on a map)

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Place ID: 19746
Name ID: 138126

Feature type: Cove (3)

Origin

This name originates from Bulgaria. It is part of the Bulgaria Gazetteer and the SCAR Composite Gazetteer of Antarctica.

Narrative

The 950 m wide cove on Boyd Strait indenting for 500 m the SE coast of Smith Island in the South Shetland Islands. Entered NE of Velikan Point and SW of Razdel Point. Situated 12 km SW of Cape Smith. Its head is fed by Ovech Glacier. Bulgarian mapping in 2009. Named after Todor Nikolov for his support for the First Bulgarian Antarctic Expedition.

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Location

Latitude:
62° 58' 00.0" S
-62.96667°
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Longitude:
62° 25' 10.0" W
-62.41944°
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Altitude:
Not recorded
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Images

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Map

Source

Location Method:
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Source Name:
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Source Scale:
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Source Institution:
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Source Person:
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Source Publisher:
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Remote sensing:
Not Applicable

Comments

None

Approval status

Status:
Unknown
Date approved:
7-Oct-2015

Related information

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