Location of Nordenskjöld Coast on Antarctic Peninsula.

Desislava Cove (Bulgarian: залив Десислава, ‘Zaliv Desislava’ \'za-liv de-si-'sla-va\) is the 3.3 km wide cove indenting for 3 km Nordenskjöld Coast in Graham Land west of Cape Worsley. It was formed as a result of the retreat of Aleksiev Glacier and Kladorub Glacier in the early 21st century. The feature is named after the Bulgarian sebastokratorissa Desislava (13th century).[1]

Location

Desislava Cove is located at 64°38′45″S 60°26′50″W / 64.64583°S 60.44722°W / -64.64583; -60.44722.[1] British mapping in 1978.

Maps

  • British Antarctic Territory. Scale 1:200000 topographic map. DOS 610 Series, Sheet W 64 60. Directorate of Overseas Surveys, Tolworth, UK, 1978.
  • Antarctic Digital Database (ADD). Scale 1:250000 topographic map of Antarctica. Scientific Committee on Antarctic Research (SCAR). Since 1993, regularly upgraded and updated.

Notes

  1. 1 2 Desislava Cove. SCAR Composite Antarctic Gazetteer

References


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


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