Lesura Cove
Location of Two Hummock Island in the Antarctic Peninsula region.
Lesura Cove (Bulgarian: залив Лесура, ‘Zaliv Lesura’ \'za-liv le-'su-ra\) is the 1.97 km wide cove indenting for 1.2 km the south coast of Two Hummock Island in the Palmer Archipelago, Antarctica. It is entered west of Veyka Point.
The point is named after the settlement of Lesura in Northwestern Bulgaria.
Location
Lesura Cove is centred at 64°10′10″S 61°42′20″W / 64.16944°S 61.70556°WCoordinates: 64°10′10″S 61°42′20″W / 64.16944°S 61.70556°W. 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). Since 1993, regularly upgraded and updated.
References
- Bulgarian Antarctic Gazetteer. Antarctic Place-names Commission. (details in Bulgarian, basic data in English)
- Lesura Cove. SCAR Composite Antarctic Gazetteer.
This article includes information from the Antarctic Place-names Commission of Bulgaria which is used with permission.
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