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Chavei Cove

Chavei Cove (Bulgarian: залив Чавеи, ‘Zaliv Chavei’ \'za-liv cha-'ve-i) is the 2.2 km wide cove indenting for 900 m the southeast coast of Rozhen Peninsula on Livingston Island in the South Shetland Islands, Antarctica entered east of Gela Point. It is formed as a result of the retreat of Prespa Glacier in the early 21st century.

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The feature is named after the settlement of Chavei in northern Bulgaria.

Location

Chavei Cove is located at 62°44′10″S 60°12′10″W. 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

    • References

    Chavei Cove Wikipedia
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