Latinka Cove

Location of Pefaur (Ventimiglia) Peninsula on Danco Coast, Antarctic Peninsula.

Latinka Cove (Bulgarian: залив Латинка, ‘Zaliv Latinka’ \'za-liv la-'tin-ka\) is the 1.95 km wide cove indenting for 1.65 km the northwest coast of Pefaur (Ventimiglia) Peninsula, Danco Coast on the Antarctic Peninsula. It is entered east of Eckener Point and west of Binkos Point. The head of the cove is fed by Poduene Glacier.

The cove is named after the settlement of Latinka in Southern Bulgaria.

Location

Latinka Cove is located at 64°25′21″S 61°34′09″W / 64.42250°S 61.56917°W / -64.42250; -61.56917Coordinates: 64°25′21″S 61°34′09″W / 64.42250°S 61.56917°W / -64.42250; -61.56917. British mapping in 1978.

Maps

• British Antarctic Territory. Scale 1:200000 topographic map. DOS 610 Series, Sheet W 64 60. Directorate of Overseas Surveys, UK, 1978.
• Antarctic Digital Database (ADD). Scale 1:250000 topographic map of Antarctica. Scientific Committee on Antarctic Research (SCAR), 1993-2012.

References

• Latinka Cove. SCAR Composite Antarctic Gazetteer.
• Bulgarian Antarctic Gazetteer. Antarctic Place-names Commission. (details in Bulgarian, basic data in English)

This article includes information from the Antarctic Place-names Commission of Bulgaria which is used with permission.