Dorticum Cove (, ) is the 2.2 km wide cove indenting for 720 m the south coast of Nelson Island in the South Shetland Islands, Antarctica. It is entered west of Vidaurre Point, the south extremity of the island.Isla Elefante a Isla Trinidad. Mapa hidrográfico a escala 1:500000. Estrecho Nelson (croquis) a escala 1:200000. Por la Armada de Chile, 1951 The area was visited by early 19th century sealers.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
The feature is named after the ancient Roman fortress of Dorticum in Northwestern Bulgaria, and in association with other Bulgarian historical names in the area.
Location Dorticum Cove is centred at ,Bulgarian Antarctic Gazetteer. Antarctic Place-names Commission which is 2.75 km east of Ross Point. British mapping of the area in 1968.
Maps Livingston Island to King George Island. Scale 1:200000. Admiralty Nautical Chart 1776. Taunton: UK Hydrographic Office, 1968 South Shetland Islands. Scale 1:200000 topographic map No. 3373. DOS 610 - W 62 58. Tolworth, UK, 1968 Antarctic Digital Database (ADD). Scale 1:250000 topographic map of Antarctica. Scientific Committee on Antarctic Research (SCAR). Since 1993, regularly upgraded and updated
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References Bulgarian Antarctic Gazetteer. Antarctic Place-names Commission. (details in Bulgarian, basic data in English)
External links Dorticum Cove. Adjusted Copernix satellite image