Krivina Bay

Location of Trinity Island in the Antarctic Peninsula region.

Krivina Bay (Bulgarian: залив Кривина, ‘Zaliv Krivina’ \'za-liv 'kri-vi-na\) is a 5 km wide bay indenting for 3 km the west coast of Trinity Island in the Palmer Archipelago, Antarctica. Entered north of Romero Point. The three rocky islands of Imelin, Dink and Rogulyat lye in the north part of the bay.

The bay is named after the settlement of Krivina in western Bulgaria.

Location

Krivina Bay is located at 63°49′10″S 60°47′45″W / 63.81944°S 60.79583°W / -63.81944; -60.79583Coordinates: 63°49′10″S 60°47′45″W / 63.81944°S 60.79583°W / -63.81944; -60.79583. British mapping in 1978.

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References

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


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