Quesada Cove
| Quesada Cove | ||
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| Waters | Drake Street | |
| Land mass | Nelson Island ( South Shetland Islands ) | |
| Geographical location | 62 ° 14 ′ 30 ″ S , 59 ° 4 ′ 0 ″ W | |
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| width | 2.5 km | |
| depth | 1 km | |
The Quesada Cove ( English ; Bulgarian залив Кесада saliw Kesada ) is a 2.5 km wide and 1 km long bay on the north coast of Nelson Island in the archipelago of the South Shetland Islands . It is west of Cariz Point and east of Meana Point .
The Bulgarian Commission for Antarctic Geographical Names named it in 2020. The name is given by the Spanish biologist Antonio Quesada del Corral, executive member of the board of directors of the Spanish Arctic Committee, for his support of the Bulgarian Antarctic program.
Web links
- Quesada Cove in the Composite Gazetteer of Antarctica (English)