Smith Cove (South Shetland Islands)

Location of Clarence Island in the South Shetland Islands.
Clarence Island seen from northeast with (left to right) Cape Bowles, Istros Bay, Sugarloaf Island, Smith Cove, Kakrina Point, Kutela Cove and Cape Lloyd.

Smith Cove (Bulgarian: залив Смит, ‘Zaliv Smith’ \'za-liv 'smit\ is the 1.17 km wide cove indenting for 1.33 km the east coast of Clarence Island in the South Shetland Islands, Antarctica. It is entered north of Ilyo Point and south of Kakrina Point, and has its head fed by Banari Glacier.

The cove is named after the British sealer Thomas Smith who narrated his four seasons in the Antarctic in a book published in 1844.

Location

Smith Cove is centred at 61°10′15″S 54°02′00″W / 61.17083°S 54.03333°W / -61.17083; -54.03333Coordinates: 61°10′15″S 54°02′00″W / 61.17083°S 54.03333°W / -61.17083; -54.03333. British mapping in 1972 and 2009.

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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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