Opaka Rocks

Opaka Rocks
Location of Robert Island in the South Shetland Islands.
Opaka Rocks
Location of Opaka Rocks
Opaka Rocks
Opaka Rocks (Antarctica)
Geography
Location Antarctica
Coordinates 62°18′19″S 59°35′10″W / 62.30528°S 59.58611°W / -62.30528; -59.58611Coordinates: 62°18′19″S 59°35′10″W / 62.30528°S 59.58611°W / -62.30528; -59.58611
Archipelago South Shetland Islands
Administration
Administered under the Antarctic Treaty System
Demographics
Population Uninhabited

Opaka Rocks (Bulgarian: скали Опака, ‘Skali Opaka’ ska-'li 'o-pa-ka) are a group of rocks with the principal one situated 700 m (766 yd) north of Henfield Rock, 3.44 km (2.14 mi) east of Pordim Islands and 4.79 km west by south of Mellona Rocks off the north coast of Robert Island, South Shetland Islands. Bulgarian early early mapping in 2009. Named after the town of Opaka in northeastern Bulgaria.

See also

Map

  • 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

References


    This article includes information from the Antarctic Place-names Commission of Bulgaria which is used with permission.

    Topographic map of Livingston Island, Greenwich, Robert, Snow and Smith Islands.


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