Scientific Committee on Antarctic Research (SCAR)
Collated by Programma Nazionale di Ricerche in Antartide (Italy)
in the framework of the SCAR Standing Committee on Antarctic Geographic Information (SCAGI)
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| Yamforina Cove (BGR) | 65° 10' 55.0" S | 61° 36' 30.0" W | |
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Name ID: 137497
Place ID: 19168
The 4.55 km wide cove indenting for 3.1 km the E coast of Blagoevgrad Peninsula on Oscar II Coast in Graham Land. Entered S of Daskot Point and N of Kesten Point. Formed as a result of the break-up of Larsen Ice Shelf in the area in 2002, and subsequent deglaciation. Antarctic Digital Database mapping 2012. Named after the ancient Thracian settlement of Yamforina in Southwestern Bulgaria. |
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