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Antarctic island

Raklitsa Island
Raklitsa Island is located in Antarctic PeninsulaRaklitsa IslandRaklitsa Island
Geography
LocationAntarctica
Coordinates63°58′43″S 61°51′16″W / 63.97861°S 61.85444°W / -63.97861; -61.85444
ArchipelagoPalmer Archipelago
Length.35 km (0.217 mi)
Width.12 km (0.075 mi)
Administration
Administered under the Antarctic Treaty System
Demographics
Population0

Raklitsa Island (Bulgarian: остров Раклица, romanizedostrov Raklitsa, IPA: [ˈɔstrof ˈraklit͡sɐ]) is the rocky island in Boisguehenneuc Bay lying 650 m off the northwest coast of Liège Island in the Palmer Archipelago, Antarctica. The island is 350 m long in east-west direction and 120 m wide.

The island is named after the settlement of Raklitsa in Southeastern Bulgaria.

Location

Raklitsa Island is located at 63°58′43″S 61°51′16″W / 63.97861°S 61.85444°W / -63.97861; -61.85444, 2.7 km southwest of Moureaux Point and 5.38 km east-northeast of Bebresh Point. British mapping in 1978.

Maps

  • British Antarctic Territory. Scale 1:200000 topographic map. DOS 610 Series, Sheet W 63 60. Directorate of Overseas Surveys, UK, 1978.
  • Antarctic Digital Database (ADD). Scale 1:250000 topographic map of Antarctica. Scientific Committee on Antarctic Research (SCAR). Since 1993, regularly upgraded and updated.

References

External links

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


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