Timok Cove

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Topographic map of Livingston Island and Smith Island.

Timok Cove (Bulgarian : залив Тимок, romanized: zaliv Timok, IPA:  [ˈzalif ˈtimok] ) is a 580 m wide cove indenting for 400 m the north coast of Rugged Island off the west coast of Byers Peninsula of Livingston Island in the South Shetland Islands, Antarctica, and entered west of Simitli Point.

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Rugged Island (South Shetland Islands) island of the South Shetland Islands

Rugged Island is an island 3 miles (4.8 km) long and 1 mile (1.6 km) wide, lying west of Livingston Island in the South Shetland Islands. Its surface area is 10.4 square kilometres (4.0 sq mi). The island's summit San Stefano Peak rises to 256 metres (840 ft) above sea level. Rugged Island is located at 62°38′S61°15′W. Rugged Island was known to both American and British sealers as early as 1820, and the name has been well established in international usage for over 100 years.

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The cove is "named after Timok River in Northwestern Bulgaria." [1]

Location

Timok Cove is located at 62°37′15″S61°14′42″W / 62.62083°S 61.24500°W / -62.62083; -61.24500 Coordinates: 62°37′15″S61°14′42″W / 62.62083°S 61.24500°W / -62.62083; -61.24500 . British mapping in 1968, Spanish in 1992 and Bulgarian in 2009.

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Chiprovtsi Point headland on Rugged Island

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Simitli Point

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Ivan Vladislav Point

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Kukuzel Cove cove

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Sevar Point

Sevar Point is a point on the south coast of Byers Peninsula on Livingston Island in the South Shetland Islands, Antarctica situated 1.9 km east-southeast of Devils Point, 2.71 km west of Nikopol Point, and 2.97 km northeast of Long Rock in Morton Strait. It is surmounted by Wasp Hill on the north-northeast, Sealer Hill on the east-northeast, and forms the east side of the entrance to Raskuporis Cove.

Voyteh Point

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Richards Cove cove

Richards Cove is the 450 m wide cove indenting for 550 m the north coast of Ray Promontory, Byers Peninsula, Livingston Island in the South Shetland Islands, Antarctica, entered east of Aglen Point and west of Voyteh Point. The area was visited by early 19th century sealers.

Toledo Island

Toledo Island is the southern of two rocky islands in Smyadovo Cove on the west coast of Rugged Island in the South Shetland Islands. The feature is 320 m long in east-west direction and 110 m wide. It is separated from Rugged Island to the southeast and Prosechen Island to the north by 40 m and 60 m wide passages respectively. The area was visited by early 19th century sealers.

Prosechen Island

Prosechen Island is the northern of two rocky islands in Smyadovo Cove on the west coast of Rugged Island in the South Shetland Islands. The feature is 500 m long in east-west direction and 140 m wide. It is separated from Rugged Island to the north and Toledo Island to the south by 70 m and 60 m wide passages respectively. The area was visited by early 19th century sealers.

References

Composite Gazetteer of Antarctica The authoritative international gazetteer containing all the Antarctic toponyms

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Antarctic Place-names Commission

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.