Bruix Cove

Location of Livingston Island in the South Shetland Islands.
Bruix Cove (in the background) from Miziya Peak, surmounted by Delchev Peak and Ruse Peak.
Topographic map of Livingston Island.

Bruix Cove is the 1.93 km wide cove indenting for 1.75 km the south coast of Moon Bay in eastern Livingston Island, the South Shetland Islands in Antarctica. Entered between Yana Point and Rila Point. Most of the cove's coastline is formed by the terminus od Iskar Glacier.

The feature is named after Baron Alexis-Vital-Joseph (Spanish: Alejo) de Bruix (c. 1790-1825), a French military who took part in the Napoleonic Wars and the Spanish American wars of independence.

Location

Bruix Cove is located at 62°37′40″S 59°59′00″W / 62.62778°S 59.98333°W / -62.62778; -59.98333. British mapping in 1968, Chilean in 1971, Argentine in 1980, Spanish in 1991, and Bulgarian in 2005 and 2009.

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