Zapalnya Cove

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Topographic map of Smith Island.

Zapalnya Cove (Bulgarian : залив Запалня, ‘Zaliv Zapalnya’ \'za-liv za-'pal-nya\) is the 1.37 km wide cove on Boyd Strait indenting for 550 m the southeast coast of Smith Island in the South Shetland Islands, Antarctica, and entered northeast of Razdel Point and southwest of Medovene Point.

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The cove is named after the historical settlement of Zapalnya in Southern Bulgaria.

Location

Zapalnya Cove is located at 62°57′27″S62°24′30″W / 62.95750°S 62.40833°W / -62.95750; -62.40833 , which is 10.9 km southwest of Cape Smith. Bulgarian mapping in 2009 and 2017.

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Smith Island seen from southeast. Smith-Cliff-Frohlich.jpg
Smith Island seen from southeast.

This article includes information from the Antarctic Place-names Commission of Bulgaria which is used with permission.