Mateev Cove

Mateev Cove
Location of Livingston Island in the South Shetland Islands.
Aldan Rock from South Bay, with Krakra Bluff in the background.

Mateev Cove (Bulgarian: Матеев залив, ‘Mateev Zaliv’ \ma-'te-ev 'za-liv\) is the 700 m wide cove indenting for 290 m the south coast of Livingston Island in the South Shetland Islands, Antarctica. Part of South Bay, entered east of Yasen Point. Aldan Rock (62°39′13.5″S 60°35′04.2″W / 62.65375°S 60.5845°W / -62.65375; -60.5845) is the largest in a small group of rocks lying off the eastern part of the cove. The UK base camp Station P operated at the cove’s head during the 1957/58 summer season.

The cove is named after the Bulgarian physicist Matey Mateev (1940–2010) for his support for the Bulgarian Antarctic programme.

Location

Mateev Cove is located at 62°39′06″S 60°35′32″W / 62.65167°S 60.59222°W / -62.65167; -60.59222. British mapping in 1968, Chilean in 1971, Argentine in 1980, and Bulgarian in 2005 and 2009.

Maps

References

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