Linus Beach

Linus Beach (Bulgarian: бряг Лин, romanized: bryag Lin, IPA: [ˈbrʲak ˈlin]) is the ice-free 2 km long beach on the east side of Cape Timblón, Snow Island in the South Shetland Islands, Antarctica. It is part of the south coast of Morton Strait.[1] The area was visited by early 19th century sealers.[2]

The feature is named after the mythical musician and poet Linus of Thrace, brother of Orpheus.[1]

Location

Linus Beach is centred at 62°42′45″S 61°19′10″W / 62.71250°S 61.31944°W / -62.71250; -61.31944, which is 1.5 km west of Gostun Point and 1.6 km east of Mezdra Point. Bulgarian mapping in 2009 and 2017.

Maps

  • L. Ivanov. Antarctica: Livingston Island and Greenwich, Robert, Snow and Smith Islands. Scale 1:120000 topographic map. Troyan: Manfred Wörner Foundation, 2010. ISBN 978-954-92032-9-5 (First edition 2009. ISBN 978-954-92032-6-4)
  • L. Ivanov. Antarctica: Livingston Island and Smith Island. Scale 1:100000 topographic map. Manfred Wörner Foundation, 2017. ISBN 978-619-90008-3-0
  • Antarctic Digital Database (ADD). Scale 1:250000 topographic map of Antarctica. Scientific Committee on Antarctic Research (SCAR). Since 1993, regularly upgraded and updated

Notes

  1. ^ a b Linus Beach. SCAR Composite Gazetteer of Antarctica
  2. ^ L. Ivanov. General Geography and History of Livingston Island. In: Bulgarian Antarctic Research: A Synthesis. Eds. C. Pimpirev and N. Chipev. Sofia: St. Kliment Ohridski University Press, 2015. pp. 17–28.

References

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


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