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South Shetland Islands

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Skrino Rocks

Skrino Rocks (Bulgarian: скали Скрино, ‘Skali Skrino’ ska-'li skri-'no) is the chain of rocks off the east coast of Robert Island in the South Shetland Islands, Antarctica, extending 570 m (623 yd) in east-west direction.

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Map of Skrino Rocks, Antarctica

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

Location

Skrino Rocks are centred at 62°23′06.5″S 59°19′32″W, which is 1.03 km (0.64 mi) wast-northeast of Kitchen Point and 3.4 km (2.1 mi) south-southeast of Salient Rock. 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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    Skrino Rocks Wikipedia
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