Raklitsa Island

Raklitsa Island

Location of Liège Island in the Antarctic Peninsula region.
Geography
Location Antarctica
Coordinates 63°58′43″S 61°51′16″W / 63.97861°S 61.85444°W / -63.97861; -61.85444Coordinates: 63°58′43″S 61°51′16″W / 63.97861°S 61.85444°W / -63.97861; -61.85444
Archipelago Palmer Archipelago
Length .35 km (0.217 mi)
Width .12 km (0.075 mi)
Country
None
Demographics
Population 0
Additional information
Administered under the Antarctic Treaty System

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.

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 / 63.97861°S 61.85444°W / -63.97861; -61.85444, 2.7 km southwest of Moureaux Point and 5.38 km east-northeast of Bebresh Point. British mapping in 1978.

Maps

References

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


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