Brashlyan Cove

Location of Smith Island in the South Shetland Islands.
Topographic map of Smith Island.

Brashlyan Cove (Bulgarian: залив Бръшлян, ‘Zaliv Brashlyan’ \'za-liv bra-'shlyan\) is the 1.3 km wide cove on Osmar Strait indenting for 480 m the southeast coast of Smith Island in the South Shetland Islands, Antarctica, and entered northeast of Dupnitsa Point. Its head is fed by Gramada Glacier.

The cove is named after the settlement of Brashlyan in Southeastern Bulgaria.

Location

Brashlyan Cove is located at 63°02′50″S 62°33′55″W / 63.04722°S 62.56528°W / -63.04722; -62.56528Coordinates: 63°02′50″S 62°33′55″W / 63.04722°S 62.56528°W / -63.04722; -62.56528, which is 9.5 km northeast of Cape James. Bulgarian mapping in 2009 and 2010.

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References

Smith Island seen from southeast.

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


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