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. Snow-free in summer, with area ca. 73 hectares (180 acres).[1] The beach is part of Antarctic Specially Protected Area ASPA 149 Cape Shirreff and San Telmo Island.[2] The area was visited by early 19th century sealers.
The beach is named after the Gerlovo region in northeastern Bulgaria.
- ^ L.L. Ivanov. Antarctica: Livingston Island and Greenwich, Robert, Snow and Smith Islands. Scale 1:120000 topographic map. Troyan: Manfred Wörner Foundation, 2009. ISBN 978-954-92032-6-4
- ^ Management Plan for Antarctic Specially Protected Area No. 149 Cape Shirreff and San Telmo Island. Archived 2015-09-23 at the Wayback Machine Measure 2 (2005), Annex H, ATCM XXVIII Final Report. Stockholm, 2005