Palakariya Cove

Location of Liège Island in the Antarctic Peninsula region.

Palakariya Cove (Bulgarian: залив Палакария, ‘Zaliv Palakariya’ \'za-liv pa-la-'ka-ri-ya\) is a 3.2 km wide cove indenting for 2 km the northwest coast of Liège Island in the Palmer Archipelago, Antarctica. Entered south of Bebresh Point.

The cove is named after Palakariya River in western Bulgaria.

Location

Palakariya Cove is located at 64°00′05″S 61°58′10″W / 64.00139°S 61.96944°W / -64.00139; -61.96944Coordinates: 64°00′05″S 61°58′10″W / 64.00139°S 61.96944°W / -64.00139; -61.96944. British mapping in 1978.

Maps

British Antarctic Territory. Scale 1:200000 topographic map No. 3197. DOS 610 - W 63 60. Tolworth, UK, 1978.
British Antarctic Territory. Scale 1:200000 topographic map No. 3198. DOS 610 - W 64 60. Tolworth, UK, 1978.
Antarctic Digital Database (ADD). Scale 1:250000 topographic map of Antarctica. Scientific Committee on Antarctic Research (SCAR), 1993–2016.

References

Palakariya Cove. 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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