Farmakida Cove
| Farmakida Cove | ||
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| Waters | George VI Sound | |
| Land mass | Alexander I Island , West Antarctica | |
| Geographical location | 69 ° 7 ′ 30 ″ S , 70 ° 3 ′ 0 ″ W | |
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| width | 7 km | |
| depth | 3.3 km | |
The Farmakida Cove (English; Bulgarian залив Фармакида saliw Farmakida ) is a 7 km wide and 3.3 km long bay on the northeast coast of Alexander I Island west of the Antarctic Peninsula . It is dominated by Mount Calais in the southwest .
British scientists mapped it in 1971. The Bulgarian Commission for Antarctic Geographical Names named it in 2017 after the Thracian fortress Farmakida in southeastern Bulgaria .
Web links
- Farmakida Cove in the Composite Gazetteer of Antarctica (English)