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Raklitsa Island

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Location
  
Antarctica

Width
  
.12 km (0.075 mi)

Island group
  
Palmer Archipelago

Length
  
.35 km (0.217 mi)

Population
  
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Raklitsa Island

Raklitsa Island (Bulgarian: остров Раклица, ‘Ostrov Raklitsa’ \'os-trov 'ra-kli-tsa) 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.

Contents

Map of Raklitsa Island, Antarctica

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, 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

    Raklitsa Island Wikipedia
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