Pimpirev Beach
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Pimpirev Beach (Pimpirev Bryag \pim-'pi-rev 'bryag\) is the portion of the northwest coast of South Bay, Livingston Island, Antarctica bounded to the SW by Ereby Point and to the NE by the N corner of the bay marked by an ice sea cave located 5.8 km ENE of Ereby Point and 1.45 km NW of Aleko Point.
The shoreline, extending 6.5 km in a WSW-ENE direction, is formed by a narrow beach under the Pimpirev Glacier’s terminus; a number of minor disruptions occur with segments of the ice cap penetrating the sea. Featuring Smolyan Point, a cape located 1.9 km NE of Ereby Point and ending up with a 25 m wide and 4 m high rock, with conspicuous radial crevasses spreading inland. The central portion of the coast is indented for 250 m by a nameless 710 m wide cove behind Rongel Reef.
The beach takes its name from the adjacent Pimpirev Ice Wall, respectively Pimpirev Glacier.
[edit] Location
The beach midpoint is located at (Detailed Spanish mapping in 1991, Bulgarian remapping in 1996 of the coastal configuration modified by recent glacier retreat).
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This article includes information from the Antarctic Place-names Commission of Bulgaria which is used with permission.
