Maglizh Rocks
Appearance
Geography | |
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Location | Antarctica |
Coordinates | 63°01′06″S62°38′11″W/ 63.01833°S 62.63639°W |
Archipelago | South Shetland Islands |
Area | 10.6 ha (26 acres) |
Administration | |
Administered under theAntarctic Treaty System | |
Demographics | |
Population | Uninhabited |
Maglizh Rocks(Bulgarian:Мъглижки скали,‘Maglizhki Skali’ m&-'glizh-ki ska-'li) are a group of rocks off the northwest coast ofSmith Island,South Shetland Islands.The two adjacent principal rocks, extending 460 m (503 yd) in east-west direction and 140 m (153 yd) wide are situated 300 m (328 yd) north ofLista Point,with the third major one, 300 by 100 m, situated 320 m (350 yd) northwest of them. The rocks have a combined surface area of 10.6 hectares (26 acres).[1]The rocks are named after the town ofMaglizhin southernBulgaria.
Maps
[edit]- Chart of South Shetland including Coronation Island, &c.from the exploration of the sloop Dove in the years 1821 and 1822 by George Powell Commander of the same. Scale ca. 1:200000. London: Laurie, 1822.
- L.L. Ivanov.Antarctica: Livingston Island and Greenwich, Robert, Snow and Smith Islands.Scale 1:120000 topographic map. Troyan: Manfred Wörner Foundation, 2010.ISBN978-954-92032-9-5(First edition 2009.ISBN978-954-92032-6-4)
- South Shetland Islands: Smith and Low Islands.Scale 1:150000 topographic map No. 13677. British Antarctic Survey, 2009.
- Antarctic Digital Database (ADD).Scale 1:250000 topographic map of Antarctica. Scientific Committee on Antarctic Research (SCAR). Since 1993, regularly upgraded and updated.
- L.L. Ivanov.Antarctica: Livingston Island and Smith Island.Scale 1:100000 topographic map. Manfred Wörner Foundation, 2017.ISBN978-619-90008-3-0
See also
[edit]- Composite Antarctic Gazetteer
- List of Antarctic islands south of 60° S
- SCAR
- Territorial claims in Antarctica
Notes
[edit]- ^L.L. Ivanov.Antarctica: Livingston Island and Greenwich, Robert, Snow and Smith Islands.Scale 1:120000 topographic map. Troyan: Manfred Wörner Foundation, 2009.ISBN978-954-92032-6-4
References
[edit]- Maglizh Rocks.SCARComposite Antarctic Gazetteer
- Bulgarian Antarctic Gazetteer.Antarctic Place-names Commission.(details in Bulgarian,basic datain English)
External links
[edit]- Maglizh Rocks.Copernix satellite image
This article includes information from theAntarctic Place-names Commission of Bulgariawhich is used with permission.