Galata Cove

Location of Anvers Island in the Antarctic Peninsula region.

Galata Cove (Bulgarian: залив Галата, ‘Zaliv Galata’ \'za-liv 'ga-la-ta\) is the 1.93 km wide cove indenting for 2.18 km the northeast coast of Anvers Island in the Palmer Archipelago, Antarctica. It is entered south of Frolosh Point and north of Deliradev Point.

The cove is named after the Galata Point on the Bulgarian Black Sea coast.

Location

Galata Cove is centred at 64°19′00″S 63°10′50″W / 64.31667°S 63.18056°W / -64.31667; -63.18056Coordinates: 64°19′00″S 63°10′50″W / 64.31667°S 63.18056°W / -64.31667; -63.18056. British mapping in 1980.

Maps

British Antarctic Territory. Scale 1:200000 topographic map No. 3217. DOS 610 - W 64 62. Tolworth, UK, 1980.
Antarctic Digital Database (ADD). Scale 1:250000 topographic map of Antarctica. Scientific Committee on Antarctic Research (SCAR), 1993–2016.

References

British Antarctic Territory. Scale 1:200000 topographic map. DOS 610 Series, Sheet W 64 62. Directorate of Overseas Surveys, UK, 1980.
Bulgarian Antarctic Gazetteer. Antarctic Place-names Commission. (details in Bulgarian, basic data in English)

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

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