Smith Cove
| Smith Cove | ||
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| Waters | Southern ocean | |
| Land mass | Clarence Island , South Shetland Islands | |
| Geographical location | 61 ° 10 ′ 15 ″ S , 54 ° 2 ′ 0 ″ W | |
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| width | 1.17 km | |
| depth | 1.33 km | |
| Tributaries | Banari glacier | |
The Smith Cove (English; Bulgarian Залив Смит Saliw Smit ) is a 1.33 km long and 1.17 km wide bay on the east coast of Clarence Island in the archipelago of the South Shetland Islands . It is north of Ilyo Point and south of Kakrina Point . The Banari Glacier flows into it .
British scientists mapped them in 1972 and 2009. The Bulgarian Commission for Antarctic Geographical Names named them in 2014 after the British seal hunter Thomas Smith, who published a book in 1844 about his experiences in Antarctic waters.
Web links
- Smith Cove in the Composite Gazetteer of Antarctica (English)