Urania Cove ( Bulgarian: залив Урания, romanized: zaliv Uraniya, IPA: [ˈzalif uˈranijɐ]) is the 1.6 km wide cove indenting for 1.35 km the west coast of Two Hummock Island in the Palmer Archipelago, Antarctica north of Buache Peak and west of Modev Peak. [1]
The feature is named after Urania, the muse of astronomy in Greek mythology. [1]
Urania Cove is centred at 64°07′40″S 61°44′30″W / 64.12778°S 61.74167°W, which is 4 km south-southwest of Wauters Point, 3.5 km southwest of Butrointsi Point and 2.4 km north-northeast of Palaver Point. British mapping in 1978.
- 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
- ^ a b Urania Cove. SCAR Composite Gazetteer of Antarctica
- Urania Cove. SCAR Composite Gazetteer of Antarctica
- Bulgarian Antarctic Gazetteer. Antarctic Place-names Commission. (details in Bulgarian, basic data in English)
- Urania Cove. Copernix satellite image
This article includes information from the Antarctic Place-names Commission of Bulgaria which is used with permission.
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Urania Cove ( Bulgarian: залив Урания, romanized: zaliv Uraniya, IPA: [ˈzalif uˈranijɐ]) is the 1.6 km wide cove indenting for 1.35 km the west coast of Two Hummock Island in the Palmer Archipelago, Antarctica north of Buache Peak and west of Modev Peak. [1]
The feature is named after Urania, the muse of astronomy in Greek mythology. [1]
Urania Cove is centred at 64°07′40″S 61°44′30″W / 64.12778°S 61.74167°W, which is 4 km south-southwest of Wauters Point, 3.5 km southwest of Butrointsi Point and 2.4 km north-northeast of Palaver Point. British mapping in 1978.
- 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
- ^ a b Urania Cove. SCAR Composite Gazetteer of Antarctica
- Urania Cove. SCAR Composite Gazetteer of Antarctica
- Bulgarian Antarctic Gazetteer. Antarctic Place-names Commission. (details in Bulgarian, basic data in English)
- Urania Cove. Copernix satellite image
This article includes information from the Antarctic Place-names Commission of Bulgaria which is used with permission.
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