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Bruix Cove


Bruix Cove is the 1.93 km wide cove indenting for 1.75 km the south coast of Moon Bay in eastern Livingston Island, the South Shetland Islands in Antarctica. Entered between Yana Point and Rila Point. Most of the cove's coastline is formed by the terminus of Iskar Glacier.

The feature is named after Baron Alexis-Vital-Joseph (Spanish: Alejo) de Bruix (c. 1790-1825), a French military who took part in the Napoleonic Wars and the Spanish American wars of independence.

Bruix Cove is located at 62°37′40″S 59°59′00″W / 62.62778°S 59.98333°W / -62.62778; -59.98333. British mapping in 1968, Chilean in 1971, Argentine in 1980, Spanish in 1991, and Bulgarian in 2005 and 2009.



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