Goritsa Rocks Explained

Goritsa Rocks
Map:Antarctica#Antarctic Peninsula
Map Relief:yes
Location:Antarctica
Coordinates:-62.4256°N -60.1569°W
Archipelago:South Shetland Islands
Population:Uninhabited
Country:None
Treaty System:Antarctic Treaty System

Goritsa Rocks (Bulgarian: скали Горица|skali Goritsa, in Bulgarian pronounced as /skɐˈli ɡoˈrit͡sɐ/) are the two contiguous rocks in Zed Islands off Varna Peninsula, Livingston Island in the South Shetland Islands extending 330 m in northwest-southeast direction and 70 m wide. The area was visited by early 19th century sealers.

The rocks are named after the settlements of Goritsa in Northeastern and Southeastern Bulgaria.

Location

Goritsa Rocks are centred at -62.4256°N -60.1569°W and situated 100 m east-northeast of Dlagnya Rocks and 2.82 km west-southwest of Pyramid Island. British mapping in 1968 and Bulgarian mapping in 2009.

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