Maglizh Rocks

Maglizh Rocks
Location of Smith Island in the South Shetland Islands
Maglizh Rocks
Location of Maglizh Rocks
Maglizh Rocks
Maglizh Rocks (Antarctica)
Geography
Location Antarctica
Coordinates 63°01′06″S 62°38′11″W / 63.01833°S 62.63639°W / -63.01833; -62.63639Coordinates: 63°01′06″S 62°38′11″W / 63.01833°S 62.63639°W / -63.01833; -62.63639
Archipelago South Shetland Islands
Area 10.6 ha (26 acres)
Administration
Administered under the Antarctic Treaty System
Demographics
Population Uninhabited
Topographic map of Smith Island.

Maglizh Rocks (Bulgarian: Мъглижки скали, ‘Maglizhki Skali’ m&-'glizh-ki ska-'li) are a group of rocks off the northwest coast of Smith 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 of Lista Point, with the third major one, 300 by 100 m, situated 320 m (350 yd) northwest of them. Combined surface area 10.6 hectares (26 acres).[1] Bulgarian early mapping in 2009. Named after the town of Maglizh in southern Bulgaria.

Maps

  • 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. ISBN 978-954-92032-9-5 (First edition 2009. ISBN 978-954-92032-6-4)
  • 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. ISBN 978-619-90008-3-0

See also

References

  1. ↑ 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


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