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Triznatsi Rocks

Coordinates: 62°15′49″S 59°11′39″W / 62.26361°S 59.19417°W / -62.26361; -59.19417
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Triznatsi Rocks
Triznatsi Rocks is located in South Shetland Islands
Triznatsi Rocks
Triznatsi Rocks
Location in the South Shetland Islands
Triznatsi Rocks is located in Antarctica
Triznatsi Rocks
Triznatsi Rocks
Location in Antarctica
Geography
LocationAntarctica
Coordinates62°15′49″S 59°11′39″W / 62.26361°S 59.19417°W / -62.26361; -59.19417
ArchipelagoSouth Shetland Islands
Area0.64 ha (1.6 acres)
Length144 m (472 ft)
Width122 m (400 ft)
Administration
Administered under the Antarctic Treaty
Demographics
Populationuninhabited

Triznatsi Rocks (Bulgarian: скали Тризнаци, romanizedskali Triznatsi, IPA: [skɐˈli triˈznat͡si]) is the group of three adjacent rocks off the northwest coast of Nelson Island in the South Shetland Islands, Antarctica extending 144 m in west–east direction and 122 m in south–north direction. Their surface areas are 0.33 ha, 0.17 ha and 0.14 ha respectively. The vicinity was visited by early 19th century sealers.[1]

The rocks are so named because of their configuration, 'triznatsi' being the Bulgarian for 'triplets.'

Location

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Triznatsi Rocks are centred at 62°15′49″S 59°11′39″W / 62.26361°S 59.19417°W / -62.26361; -59.19417[2] and situated 325 m northwest of Smilets Point, 1.83 km east of Folger Rock and 485 m south-southwest of Meldia Rock. British mapping in 1968.

See also

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Maps

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  • 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.

References

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  1. ^ 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
  2. ^ Bulgarian Antarctic Gazetteer. Antarctic Place-names Commission
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This article includes information from the Antarctic Place-names Commission of Bulgaria which is used with permission.