Vichina Cove
Vichina Cove is a cove on the southeast coast of Nelson Island in the South Shetland Islands, Antarctica. It is wide and indents. It is entered east of Slavotin Point and west of Burney Point. The area was visited by early 19th century sealers.
Name
The feature is named after the fortified city of Vichina in medieval northeastern Bulgaria, and in association with other Bulgarian historical names in the area.Location
Vichina Cove is centred at. British mapping of the area in 1968.Maps
- Scale 1:200000. Admiralty Nautical Chart 1776. Taunton: UK Hydrographic Office, 1968
- Scale 1:200000 topographic map No. 3373. DOS 610 - W 62 58. Tolworth, UK, 1968
- Scale 1:250000 topographic map of Antarctica. Scientific Committee on Antarctic Research. Since 1993, regularly upgraded and updated