Vedena Cove

Vedena Cove is the 1.73 km wide cove indenting for 560 m the northwest coast of Smith Island in the South Shetland Islands, Antarctica west of Delyan Point. Its head is fed by Saparevo Glacier. The feature is named after Vedena River in western Bulgaria.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Matochina Peak and Barlow Island.

Peak

Matochina Peak is a peak rising to 784 m in the north extremity of Imeon Range on Smith Island in the South Shetland Islands, Antarctica. Situated 3.3 km west-southwest of Cape Smith and 3.2 km northeast of Mount Christi.

Islet

Barlow Island is a small ice-free island off the north coast of Smith Island in the South Shetland Islands, Antarctica extending 380 by 160 m, surface area 5.28 hectares.

Peak

Photo: Cfrohlich, Public domain.

Mount Christi is a mountain rising to 1,256 metres in the northern Imeon Range on Smith Island in the South Shetland Islands, Antarctica. The peak overlooks Kongur Glacier to the west-northwest, Saparevo Glacier to the north and Ritya Glacier to the southeast.

Latitude

-62.88622° or 62° 53′ 10″ south

Longitude

-62.38535° or 62° 23′ 7″ west

Elevation

39 metres (128 feet)

Open location code

379V4J77+GV

OpenStreetMap ID

OpenStreetMap feature

natural=bay

GeoNames ID

Wikidata ID

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