Mikre Beach

Mikre Beach
Location of Snow Island in the South Shetland Islands.

Mikre Beach (Bulgarian: Микренски бряг, ‘Mikrenski Bryag’ \'mi-kren-ski 'bryag\) is the beach extending 2.2 km on the southeast coast of Snow Island in the South Shetland Islands, Antarctica. It is bounded by Cape Conway to the southwest, the island’s ice cap to the northwest and Pazardzhik Point to the northeast, and is snow-free in summer.

The beach is named after the settlement of Mikre in Northern Bulgaria.

Location

Mikre Beach is located at 62°50′15″S 61°24′30″W / 62.8375°S 61.40833°W / -62.8375; -61.40833. Bulgarian mapping in 2009.

Maps

References

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