Rusokastro Rock

Rusokastro Rock

Location of Greenwich Island in the South Shetland Islands.

Geography
Location Antarctica
Coordinates 62°24′17.6″S 60°05′10″W / 62.404889°S 60.08611°W / -62.404889; -60.08611
Archipelago South Shetland Islands
Administration
Demographics
Population 0
Additional information
Administered under the Antarctic Treaty System
Topographic map of Livingston Island, Greenwich, Robert, Snow and Smith Islands.

Rusokastro Rock (Bulgarian: скала Русокастро, ‘Skala Rusokastro’ ska-'la ru-so-'kas-tro) is a twin rock at the north entrance to McFarlane Strait in the South Shetland Islands, Antarctica extending 170 m in northwest-southeast direction and 70 m wide, with its two parts separated by a 30 m wide passage. It is situated 1.6 km (0.99 mi) northeast of Pyramid Island, 5.7 km (3.54 mi) northeast of Williams Point on Livingston Island, and 5.7 km (3.54 mi) northwest of Duff Point on Greenwich Island. The area was visited by early 19th century sealers.

The rock is named after the settlement and medieval fortress of Rusokastro in southeastern Bulgaria.

Location

Rusokastro Rock is located at 62°24′18″S 60°05′07″W / 62.40500°S 60.08528°W / -62.40500; -60.08528 (Bulgarian mapping in 2009).

See also

Map

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

References

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


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