Kruni Cove (Bulgarian: залив Круни, ‘Zaliv Kruni’ \'za-liv 'kru-ni\) is the 900 m wide cove indenting for 1.15 km the east coast of Robert Island in the South Shetland Islands, Antarctica. It is entered south of Kitchen Point and north of Galiche Rock off Somovit Point.
The feature is named after the ancient Thracian town of Kruni in northeastern Bulgaria.
Location
Kruni Cove is located at 62°23′34″S 59°21′20″W / 62.39278°S 59.35556°W / -62.39278; -59.35556. Bulgarian mapping in 2009.
Maps
- L.L. Ivanov. Antarctica: Livingston Island and Greenwich, Robert, Snow and Smith Islands. Scale 1:120000 topographic map. Troyan: Manfred Wörner Foundation, 2009. ISBN 978-954-92032-6-4 (Updated second edition 2010. ISBN 978-954-92032-9-5)
- Antarctic Digital Database (ADD). Scale 1:250000 topographic map of Antarctica. Scientific Committee on Antarctic Research (SCAR). Since 1993, regularly upgraded and updated.
References
- Kruni Cove. SCAR Composite Antarctic Gazetteer.
- Bulgarian Antarctic Gazetteer. Antarctic Place-names Commission. (details in Bulgarian, basic data in English)
External links
- Kruni Cove. Copernix satellite image
This article includes information from the Antarctic Place-names Commission of Bulgaria which is used with permission.
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