Makresh Rocks

Makresh Rocks (Bulgarian: скали Макреш, ‘Skali Makresh’ ska-'li 'ma-kresh) are a group of rocks situated 1.8 km (1.12 mi) northeast of Treklyano Island off the northeast coast of Robert Island, South Shetland Islands. Extending 600 m (656 yd) in west-southwest to east-northeast direction, and 270 m (295 yd) in northwest-southeast direction. The solitary Salient Rock 62°21′24″S 59°20′59″W is lying 1.73 km (1.07 mi) east of the midpoint of Makresh Rocks and 2 km (1.24 mi) northeast of Smirnenski Point.

Makresh Rocks
Location of Robert Island in the South Shetland Islands
Makresh Rocks
Location of Makresh Rocks
Makresh Rocks
Makresh Rocks (Antarctic Peninsula)
Geography
LocationAntarctica
Coordinates62°21′17″S 59°22′58″W
ArchipelagoSouth Shetland Islands
Administration
Administered under the Antarctic Treaty System
Demographics
PopulationUninhabited

The feature is named after the settlement of Makresh in northwestern Bulgaria. Salient Rock was descriptively named Roca Saliente by the Chilean Antarctic Expedition and charted in 1951.

Location

Makresh Rocks are centred at 62°21′17″S 59°22′58″W (Bulgarian mapping in 2009).

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
    Topographic map of Livingston Island, Greenwich, Robert, Snow and Smith Islands.

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


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