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Nikolov Cove

Nikolov Cove (Bulgarian: Николов залив, ‘Nikolov Zaliv’ i-'ko-lov 'za-liv) is the 950 m wide cove on Boyd Strait indenting for 500 m the southeast coast of Smith Island in the South Shetland Islands, Antarctica, and entered northeast of Velikan Point and southwest of Razdel Point. Its head is fed by Ovech Glacier.

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The cove is named after Todor Nikolov for his support for the First Bulgarian Antarctic Expedition.

Location

Nikolov Cove is located at 62°58′00″S 62°25′10″W, which is 12 km southwest of Cape Smith. Bulgarian mapping in 2009 and 2010.

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
  • Antarctic Digital Database (ADD). Scale 1:250000 topographic map of Antarctica. Scientific Committee on Antarctic Research (SCAR). Since 1993, regularly upgraded and updated.

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