Belchin Rock

Belchin Rock (Bulgarian: скала Белчин, ‘Skala Belchin’ ska-'la bel-'chin) is a rock off the north coast of Livingston Island in the South Shetland Islands, Antarctica situated in Hero Bay 2.2 km (1.4 mi) northeast of Siddins Point and 2 km (1.2 mi) north of Melta Point.

Belchin Rock
Location of Livingston Island in the South Shetland Islands.
Belchin Rock
Location of Belchin Rock
Belchin Rock
Belchin Rock (Antarctic Peninsula)
Geography
LocationAntarctica
Coordinates62°31′37″S 60°24′26″W
ArchipelagoSouth Shetland Islands
Administration
Administered under the Antarctic Treaty System
Demographics
PopulationUninhabited

The rock is named after the settlement of Belchin in western Bulgaria.

Location

Belchin Rock is located at 62°31′37″S 60°24′26″W. Bulgarian mapping in 2009 and 2010.

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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

Notes

    References


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

    Topographic map of Livingston Island and Smith Island


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