Buragara Cove

Location of Brabant Island in the Antarctic Peninsula region.

Buragara Cove (Bulgarian: залив Бурагара, ‘Zaliv Buragara’ \'za-liv bu-ra-'ga-ra\) is the 2.08 km wide cove indenting for 1.4 km the west coast of Brabant Island in the Palmer Archipelago, Antarctica. It is part of Dallmann Bay, entered northeast of Zabel Point and southwest of Devene Point. The feature was formed near the start of the 21st century as a result of the retreat of Rush Glacier, which feeds its head.

The cove is named after the ancient Roman station of Buragara in Western Bulgaria.

Location

Buragara Cove is centred at 64°22′50″S 62°37′30″W / 64.38056°S 62.62500°W / -64.38056; -62.62500Coordinates: 64°22′50″S 62°37′30″W / 64.38056°S 62.62500°W / -64.38056; -62.62500.

Maps

Antarctic Digital Database (ADD). Scale 1:250000 topographic map of Antarctica. Scientific Committee on Antarctic Research (SCAR). Since 1993, regularly upgraded and updated.

References

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

Brabant Island seen from northeast, with Anvers Island (on the right) and Antarctic Peninsula in the background.

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

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