Bourchier Cove

Bourchier Cove (Bulgarian: залив Баучър, romanized: zaliv Bourchier, IPA: [ˈzaliv ˈbaot͡ʃɐr]) is the 2.35 km wide cove indenting for 860 m the northwest coast of Smith Island in the South Shetland Islands, Antarctica.

The cove is named after Bourchier Peak in Rila Mountain, southwestern Bulgaria, in connection with the Irish journalist and Bulgarian activist James David Bourchier (1850–1920).

Bourchier Cove is located at 62°57′20″S 62°33′00″W / 62.95556°S 62.55000°W / -62.95556; -62.55000.

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

This Smith Island (South Shetland Islands) location article is a stub.

Location of Smith Island in the South Shetland Islands.
Topographic map of Smith Island.