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Zagore Beach

Zagore Beach (Zagorski Bryag za-'gor-ski 'bryag) faces False Bay on Livingston Island, Antarctica and extends for 4 km on the Rozhen Peninsula between Charity Glacier and the Ruen Icefall. The beach is surmounted by Canetti Peak (400 m) and MacKay Peak (approx 700 m). Surface area 220 hectares (540 acres).

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The beach is named after the historic region of Zagore situated south of the Balkan Mountains in Bulgaria.

Location

The midpoint of the beach is located at 62°42′46″S 60°19′23″W (Bulgarian mapping in 2005 and 2009).

Map

  • L.L. Ivanov et al. Antarctica: Livingston Island and Greenwich Island, South Shetland Islands. Scale 1:100000 topographic map. Sofia: Antarctic Place-names Commission of Bulgaria, 2005.
  • References

    Zagore Beach Wikipedia


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