Belimel Bay

Location of Trinity Island in the Antarctic Peninsula region.

Belimel Bay (Bulgarian: залив Белимел, ‘Zaliv Belimel’ \'za-liv 'be-li-mel\) is a 5.9 km wide bay indenting for 3.9 km the southwest coast of Trinity Island in the Palmer Archipelago, Antarctica. Entered between Asencio Point and Spert Island.

The bay is named after the settlement of Belimel in northwestern Bulgaria.

Location

Belimel Bay is located at 63°52′30″S 60°54′50″W / 63.87500°S 60.91389°W / -63.87500; -60.91389Coordinates: 63°52′30″S 60°54′50″W / 63.87500°S 60.91389°W / -63.87500; -60.91389. British mapping in 1978.

Maps

British Antarctic Territory. Scale 1:200000 topographic map No. 3197. DOS 610 - W 63 60. Tolworth, UK, 1978.
Antarctic Digital Database (ADD). Scale 1:250000 topographic map of Antarctica. Scientific Committee on Antarctic Research (SCAR), 1993–2016.

References

Belimel Bay. SCAR Composite Gazetteer of Antarctica.

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

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