Pimpirev Beach

Pimpirev Beach

Pimpirev Beach (Pimpirev Bryag pim-'pi-rev 'bryag) is the portion of the northwest coast of South Bay, Livingston Island, Antarctica bounded to the SW by Ereby Point and to the NE by the N corner of the bay marked by an ice sea cave located 5.8 km ENE of Ereby Point and 1.45 km NW of Aleko Point.

The shoreline, extending 6.5 km in a WSW-ENE direction, is formed by a narrow beach under the Pimpirev Glacier’s terminus; a number of minor disruptions occur with segments of the ice cap penetrating the sea. Featuring Smolyan Point, a cape located 1.9 km NE of Ereby Point and ending up with a 25 m wide and 4 m high rock, with conspicuous radial crevasses spreading inland. The central portion of the coast is indented for 250 m by a nameless 710 m wide cove behind Rongel Reef.

The beach takes its name from the adjacent Pimpirev Ice Wall, respectively Pimpirev Glacier.

Location

The beach midpoint is located at coord|62|37|11|S|60|24|50|W| (Detailed Spanish mapping in 1991, Bulgarian remapping in 1996 of the coastal configuration modified by recent glacier retreat).

External links

* [http://www3.pnra.it/SCAR_GAZE SCAR Composite Antarctic Gazetteer] .
* [http://www.mfa.government.bg/uploads/imgs/Livingston/livingston.jpgReference Map]


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