Gerlovo Beach

Gerlovo Beach (Bulgarian: Герловски бряг, romanized: Gerlovski bryag, IPA: [ˈɡɛrɫofski ˈbrʲak]) is a beach extending 2 km on the northwest coast of Ioannes Paulus II Peninsula on Livingston Island in the South Shetland Islands, Antarctica.

It stretches both south and northeast of Mercury Bluff, facing San Telmo Island to the north by west, and featuring Belomortsi Point in its northern part.

[1] The beach is part of Antarctic Specially Protected Area ASPA 149 Cape Shirreff and San Telmo Island.

The beach is named after the Gerlovo region in northeastern Bulgaria.

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

Location of Ioannes Paulus II Peninsula on Livingston Island in the South Shetland Islands
Topographic map of Livingston Island and Smith Island