Geography | |
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Location | Antarctica |
Coordinates | 62°25′32″S 60°09′25″W / 62.42556°S 60.15694°W |
Archipelago | South Shetland Islands |
Administration | |
Administered under the Antarctic Treaty System | |
Demographics | |
Population | Uninhabited |
Goritsa Rocks ( Bulgarian: скали Горица, romanized: skali Goritsa, IPA: [skɐˈli ɡoˈrit͡sɐ]) are the two contiguous rocks in Zed Islands off Varna Peninsula, Livingston Island in the South Shetland Islands extending 330 m in northwest-southeast direction and 70 m wide. The area was visited by early 19th century sealers.
The rocks are named after the settlements of Goritsa in Northeastern and Southeastern Bulgaria.
Goritsa Rocks are centred at 62°25′32″S 60°09′25″W / 62.42556°S 60.15694°W and situated 100 m east-northeast of Dlagnya Rocks and 2.82 km west-southwest of Pyramid Island. British mapping in 1968 and Bulgarian mapping in 2009.
This article includes information from the
Antarctic Place-names Commission of Bulgaria which is used with permission.
Geography | |
---|---|
Location | Antarctica |
Coordinates | 62°25′32″S 60°09′25″W / 62.42556°S 60.15694°W |
Archipelago | South Shetland Islands |
Administration | |
Administered under the Antarctic Treaty System | |
Demographics | |
Population | Uninhabited |
Goritsa Rocks ( Bulgarian: скали Горица, romanized: skali Goritsa, IPA: [skɐˈli ɡoˈrit͡sɐ]) are the two contiguous rocks in Zed Islands off Varna Peninsula, Livingston Island in the South Shetland Islands extending 330 m in northwest-southeast direction and 70 m wide. The area was visited by early 19th century sealers.
The rocks are named after the settlements of Goritsa in Northeastern and Southeastern Bulgaria.
Goritsa Rocks are centred at 62°25′32″S 60°09′25″W / 62.42556°S 60.15694°W and situated 100 m east-northeast of Dlagnya Rocks and 2.82 km west-southwest of Pyramid Island. British mapping in 1968 and Bulgarian mapping in 2009.
This article includes information from the
Antarctic Place-names Commission of Bulgaria which is used with permission.