Name details

Rusokastro Rock

Rusokastro Rock (The name as it would appear in a gazetteer)

Rusokastro Rock  (The name as it would appear on a map)

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Bulgaria Gazetteer Id 136822

Feature type: Rock

Origin

This name originates from Bulgaria. It is part of the Bulgaria Gazetteer and the SCAR Composite Gazetteer of Antarctica.

Narrative

The twin rock at the N entrance to McFarlane Strait in the South Shetland Islands extending 170 m in NW-SE direction and 70 m wide, with its two parts separated by a 30 m wide passage. Situated 1.6 km NE of Pyramid Island, 5.7 km NE of Williams Point on Livingston Island, and 5.7 km NW of Duff Point on Greenwich Island. Bulgarian mapping in 2009. Named after the settlement and medieval fortress of Rusokastro in Southeastern Bulgaria.

Named For

Location

Latitude:
62° 24' 17.6" S
-62.40489°
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Longitude:
60° 05' 10.0" W
-60.08611°
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Altitude:
Not recorded
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Images

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Map

Source

Location Method:
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Source Name:
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Source Scale:
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Source Institution:
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Source Person:
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Source Publisher:
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Remote sensing:
Not Applicable

Comments

None

Approval status

Status:
Unknown
Date approved:
23-Nov-2009

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