Gurkovska Cove
| Gurkovska Cove | ||
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| Waters | Weddell Sea | |
| Land mass | Elephant Island , South Shetland Islands | |
| Geographical location | 61 ° 7 ′ 40 ″ S , 54 ° 42 ′ 0 ″ W | |
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| width | 3 km | |
| depth | 2.5 km | |
The Gurkovska Cove (English; Bulgarian залив Гурковска saliw Gurkowska ) is a 3 km wide and 2.5 km long bay on the eastern foothills of Elephant Island in the archipelago of the South Shetland Islands . It is located southwest of Cape Valentine and northeast of Walker Point and was exposed by the retreat of the ice masses of The Stadium at the beginning of the 21st century .
British scientists mapped them in 2009. The Bulgarian Commission for Antarctic Geographical Names named them in 2016 after Julija Gurkowska, a participant in the 2nd Bulgarian Antarctic Expedition (1993–1994).
Web links
- Gurkovska Cove in the Composite Gazetteer of Antarctica (English)