Vichina Cove Explained

Vichina Cove (Bulgarian: залив Вичина|zaliv Vichina, in Bulgarian pronounced as /ˈzaliv ˈvit͡ʃinɐ/) is the 3 km wide cove indenting for 1 km the southeast coast of Nelson Island in the South Shetland Islands, Antarctica. It is entered east of Slavotin Point and west of Burney Point. The area was visited by early 19th century sealers.^[1]

The feature is named after the fortified city of Vichina in medieval Northeastern Bulgaria, and in association with other Bulgarian historical names in the area.

Location

Vichina Cove is centred at -62.3167°N -58.8861°W.^[2] British mapping of the area in 1968.

Maps

• Livingston Island to King George Island. Scale 1:200000. Admiralty Nautical Chart 1776. Taunton: UK Hydrographic Office, 1968
• South Shetland Islands. Scale 1:200000 topographic map No. 3373. DOS 610 - W 62 58. Tolworth, UK, 1968
• Antarctic Digital Database (ADD). Scale 1:250000 topographic map of Antarctica. Scientific Committee on Antarctic Research (SCAR). Since 1993, regularly upgraded and updated

References

• Bulgarian Antarctic Gazetteer. Antarctic Place-names Commission. (details in Bulgarian, basic data in English)

External links

• Vichina Cove. Adjusted Copernix satellite image

Notes and References

1. L. Ivanov. General Geography and History of Livingston Island. In: Bulgarian Antarctic Research: A Synthesis. Eds. C. Pimpirev and N. Chipev. Sofia: St. Kliment Ohridski University Press, 2015. pp. 17–28
2. http://apcbg.org/gazet.pdf Bulgarian Antarctic Gazetteer.