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Priboy Rocks

Priboy Rocks (Bulgarian: скали Прибой, ‘Skali Priboy’ ska-'li pri-'boy) is the group of rocks off the east coast of Robert Island in the South Shetland Islands, Antarctica, extending 1.65 km (1.03 mi) in east-west direction and 1.2 km (0.75 mi) in north-south direction.

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Map of Priboy Rocks, Antarctica

The rocks are named after the settlement of Priboy in Western Bulgaria.

Location

Priboy Rocks are centred at 62°22′05″S 59°21′50″W, which is 750 m (820 yd) east of Smirnenski Point, 1.45 km (0.90 mi) south-southwest of Salient Rock and 850 m (930 yd) north of Perelik Point. British mapping in 1968 and Bulgarian in 2009.

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

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    Priboy Rocks Wikipedia
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