Kruni Cove (Bulgarian : залив Круни, ‘Zaliv Kruni’ \'za-liv 'kru-ni\) is the 900 m wide cove indenting for 1.15 km the east coast of Robert Island in the South Shetland Islands, Antarctica. It is entered south of Kitchen Point and north of Galiche Rock off Somovit Point.
The feature is named after the ancient Thracian town of Kruni in northeastern Bulgaria.
Kruni Cove is located at 62°23′34″S59°21′20″W / 62.39278°S 59.35556°W Coordinates: 62°23′34″S59°21′20″W / 62.39278°S 59.35556°W . Bulgarian mapping in 2009.
The Scientific Committee on Antarctic Research (SCAR) is an interdisciplinary body of the International Council for Science (ICSU).
The Antarctic Place-names Commission was established by the Bulgarian Antarctic Institute in 1994, and since 2001 has been a body affiliated with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Bulgaria.
This article includes information from the Antarctic Place-names Commission of Bulgaria which is used with permission.
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