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Asemus Beach

Asemus Beach (Bulgarian: бряг Асемус, ‘Bryag Asemus’ \'bryag a-'se-mus) is the beach extending 2.2 km on the northwest side of Mitchell Cove in Robert Island in the South Shetland Islands, Antarctica. It is bounded by Debelyanov Point to the southwest, the undulating interior of Alfatar Peninsula to the northwest and Divotino Point to the northeast, and is snow-free in summer.

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The beach is named after the ancient Roman town of Asemus in Northern Bulgaria.

Location

Asemus Beach is located at 62°23′10″S 59°39′25″W. British mapping in 1968, Chilean in 1971, Argentine in 1980, and Bulgarian 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)

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    Asemus Beach Wikipedia
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