Koynare Rocks
 Location of Livingston Island in the South Shetland Islands. | |
| Geography | |
|---|---|
| Location | Antarctica |
| Coordinates | 62°29′33″S 60°20′27″W / 62.49250°S 60.34083°W |
| 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.
Koynare Rocks (Bulgarian: скали Койнаре, ‘Skali Koynare’ ska-'li koy-'na-re) are a small group of rocks in Hero Bay off the north coast Livingston Island in the South Shetland Islands, Antarctica situated 7.5 km (4.66 mi) northeast of Siddins Point, 5.3 km (3.29 mi) northwest of Bezmer Point, and 1.4 km (0.87 mi) south of Miladinovi Islets. The area was visited by early 19th century sealers.
The rocks are named after the town of Koynare in northwestern Bulgaria.
Location
Koynare Rocks are located at 62°29′33″S 60°20′27″W / 62.49250°S 60.34083°W (Bulgarian mapping in 2009).
See also
- Composite Antarctic Gazetteer
- List of Antarctic islands south of 60° S
- SCAR
- Territorial claims in Antarctica
Maps
- 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
External links
This article includes information from the Antarctic Place-names Commission of Bulgaria which is used with permission.
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