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Telish Rock

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Location
  
Antarctica

Length
  
0.3 km (0.19 mi)

Population
  
0

Archipelago
  
South Shetland Islands

Width
  
0.18 km (0.112 mi)

Telish Rock

Telish Rock (Bulgarian: скала Телиш, ‘Skala Telish’ ska-'la te-'lish) is the islet off the south coast of Livingston Island in the South Shetland Islands, Antarctica situated 400 m (437 yd) south of Elephant Point and 3 km (1.86 mi) northwest by west of Enchantress Rocks. Extending 300 by 180 m (328 by 197 yd). The area was visited by early 19th century sealers.

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The islet is named after the settlement of Telish in northern Bulgaria.

Location

Telish Rock is located at 62°41′53″S 60°52′08″W. British mapping in 1968, Chilean in 1971, Argentine in 1980, Spanish in 1993 and Bulgarian in 2005, 2009 and 2010.

Maps

  • 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

    • References

    Telish Rock Wikipedia
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