Ognen Cove

Location of Trinity Peninsula.

Ognen Cove (Bulgarian: залив Огнен, ‘Zaliv Ognen’ \'za-liv 'og-nen\) is the 2.8 km wide cove indenting for 1.55 km the northwest coast of Trinity Peninsula in Graham Land, Antarctica. It is part of Charcot Bay entered west of Nikyup Point, and formed as a result of the retreat of Andrew Glacier in the second half of 20th century.

The cove is named after the settlement of Ognen in Southeastern Bulgaria.

Location

Ognen Cove is centred at 63°52′15″S 59°40′45″W / 63.87083°S 59.67917°W / -63.87083; -59.67917Coordinates: 63°52′15″S 59°40′45″W / 63.87083°S 59.67917°W / -63.87083; -59.67917. German-British mapping in 1996.

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References

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


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