Teshel Cove

Teshel Cove (Bulgarian: залив Тешел, ‘Zaliv Teshel’ \'za-liv 'tr-shel\) 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.

Location of Low Island in the South Shetland Islands.

The cove is named after the settlement of Teshel in southern Bulgaria.

Location

Teshel Cove is centred at 63°17′17″S 62°15′08″W. British mapping in 2009.

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 of Antarctica. Scientific Committee on Antarctic Research (SCAR). Since 1993, regularly upgraded and updated.

References

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

External links

• Teshel Cove. Copernix satellite image

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