Beripara Cove
Location of Liège Island in the Antarctic Peninsula region.
Beripara Cove (Bulgarian: залив Берипара, ‘Zaliv Beripara’ \'za-liv be-ri-'pa-ra\) is the 2.45 km wide cove indenting for 1.8 km the southeast coast of Liège Island in the Palmer Archipelago, Antarctica. It is entered north of Balija Point and south of Leshko Point.
The cove is named after the ancient Thracian settlement of Beripara in Northern Bulgaria.
Location
Beripara Cove is located at 64°02′40″S 61°54′50″W / 64.04444°S 61.91389°WCoordinates: 64°02′40″S 61°54′50″W / 64.04444°S 61.91389°W. British mapping in 1978.
Maps
- British Antarctic Territory. Scale 1:200000 topographic map. DOS 610 Series, Sheet W 64 60. Directorate of Overseas Surveys, UK, 1978.
- Antarctic Digital Database (ADD). Scale 1:250000 topographic map of Antarctica. Scientific Committee on Antarctic Research (SCAR), 1993–2016.
References
- Bulgarian Antarctic Gazetteer. Antarctic Place-names Commission. (details in Bulgarian, basic data in English)
- Beripara Cove. SCAR Composite Antarctic Gazetteer.
This article includes information from the Antarctic Place-names Commission of Bulgaria which is used with permission.
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