Malina Cove

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 south of Jameson Point. Situated south of Teshel Cove, 8.2 km south of Cape Wallace and 6.6 km north of Cape Garry.

Named after the settlements of Gorna (Upper) Malina and Dolna (Lower) Malina in western Bulgaria.

Location

Malina Cove is located at 63°18′13″S 62°14′35″W / 63.30361°S 62.24306°W / -63.30361; -62.24306. British mapping in 2009.

Maps

South Shetland Islands: Smith and Low Islands. Scale 1:150000 topographic map No. 13677. British Antarctic Survey, 2009.

Antarctic Digital Database (ADD). Scale 1:250000 topographic map. Scientific Committee on Antarctic Research (SCAR), 1993-2006.

References

Bulgarian Antarctic Gazetteer. Antarctic Place-names Commission. (details in Bulgarian, basic data in English)

SCAR Composite Antarctic Gazetteer.

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

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