Scientific Committee on Antarctic Research (SCAR)
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in the framework of the SCAR Standing Committee on Antarctic Geographic Information (SCAGI)
Riksa Islands (The name as it would appear in a gazetteer)
Riksa Islands (The name as it would appear on a map)
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Feature type: None recorded.
This name originates from Bulgaria. It is part of the Bulgaria Gazetteer and the SCAR Composite Gazetteer of Antarctica.
Three adjacent islands in the Aitcho group on the W side of English Strait in the South Shetland Islands situated 250 m W of Bilyana Island, 650 m NE of Emeline Island and 2.1 km E of Holmes Rock. The group comprises the islands of Cricklewood, Taunton and Bath. Bulgarian mapping in 2009 and 2010. Named after the settlements of Kamenna (Stone) Riksa and Lower Riksa in Northwestern Bulgaria.
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