Malina Cove
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Malina Cove is the 1.65 km wide cove indenting for 1.25 km the west coast of Low Island
in the South Shetland Islands
, Antarctica south of Jameson Point
. Situated south of Teshel Cove
, 8.2 km south of Cape Wallace
and 6.6 km north of Cape Garry
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Named after the settlements of Gorna (Upper) Malina
and Dolna (Lower) Malina in western Bulgaria
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Low Island (South Shetland Islands)
Low Island or Isla Baja, historical names Jameson Island or Jamesons Island is an island long and wide, southeast of Smith Island, in the South Shetland Islands. The island is located at and is separated from Smith Island by Osmar Strait. Low Island was so named because of its low elevation...
in the South Shetland Islands
South Shetland Islands
The South Shetland Islands are a group of Antarctic islands, lying about north of the Antarctic Peninsula, with a total area of . By the Antarctic Treaty of 1959, the Islands' sovereignty is neither recognized nor disputed by the signatories and they are free for use by any signatory for...
, Antarctica south of Jameson Point
Jameson Point
Jameson Point is a point 3 nautical miles north of Cape Garry on the west side of Low Island, in the South Shetland Islands. Roughly charted by the French Antarctic Expedition, 1908-10...
. Situated south of Teshel Cove
Teshel Cove
Teshel Cove is the 1.4 km wide cove indenting for 1.6 km the west coast of Low Island in the South Shetland Islands, Antarctica. Situated north of Malina Cove and south by west of Kazichene Cove, 8.3 km north of Cape Garry and 6.7 km south by west of Cape Wallace.The cove is...
, 8.2 km south of Cape Wallace
Cape Wallace
Cape Wallace is a cape marking the northwest end of Low Island in the South Shetland Islands. Though the origin of the name Cape Wallace is unknown, it has appeared on charts for over a hundred years and its usage has been established internationally....
and 6.6 km north of Cape Garry
Cape Garry
Cape Garry is a cape forming the southwest extremity of Low Island in the South Shetland Islands. Charted and named by a British expedition under Foster, 1828-31. More accurately mapped by the Falkland Islands Dependencies Survey in 1959 from air photos taken by the Falkland Islands and...
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Named after the settlements of Gorna (Upper) Malina
Gorna Malina
Gorna Malina is a village in western Bulgaria, part of Sofia Province. It is the administrative centre of Gorna Malina municipality, which lies in the central eastern part of Sofia Province, 20-30 kilometres east of Sofia...
and Dolna (Lower) Malina in western Bulgaria
Bulgaria
Bulgaria , officially the Republic of Bulgaria , is a parliamentary democracy within a unitary constitutional republic in Southeast Europe. The country borders Romania to the north, Serbia and Macedonia to the west, Greece and Turkey to the south, as well as the Black Sea to the east...
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Maps
- South Shetland Islands: Smith and Low Islands. Scale 1:150000 topographic map No. 13677. British Antarctic Survey, 2009.
- Antarctic Digital Database (ADD). Scale 1:250000 topographic map. Scientific Committee on Antarctic Research (SCAR), 1993-2006.