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Pizos Bay

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Pizos Bay

Pizos Bay (Bulgarian: залив Пизос, ‘Zaliv Pizos’ \'za-liv 'pi-zos) is the 10.65 km wide bay indenting for 9 km Nordenskjöld Coast in Graham Land, Antarctica northwest of Samotino Point and southeast of Porphyry Bluff. It was formed as a result of glacier retreat in the last decade of 20th century.

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The feature is named after the ancient settlement of Pizos in southern Bulgaria.

Location

Pizos Bay is centred at 64°27′50″S 59°03′00″W. SCAR Antarctic Digital Database mapping in 2012.

Maps

  • Antarctic Digital Database (ADD). Scale 1:250000 topographic map of Antarctica. Scientific Committee on Antarctic Research (SCAR), 1993–2016.

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    Pizos Bay Wikipedia
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