Nikudin Rock Explained

Nikudin Rock
Map:Antarctica#Antarctic Peninsula
Map Relief:yes
Location:Antarctica
Coordinates:-62.3838°N -59.8425°W
Archipelago:South Shetland Islands
Population:Uninhabited
Country:None
Treaty System:Antarctic Treaty System

Nikudin Rock (Bulgarian: скала Никудин, ‘Skala Nikudin’ \ska-'la ni-ku-'din\) is the high, round rock of diameter 180 m and split in northeast-southwest direction, lying off the north coast of Greenwich Island in the South Shetland Islands. The area was visited by early 19th century sealers.

The rock is named after the settlement of Nikudin in Southwestern Bulgaria.

Location

Nikudin Rock is located at -62.3838°N -59.8425°W, which is 2.25 km west-northwest of Emeline Island, 1.3 km north by east of Stoker Island and 4 km east-southeast of Romeo Island, and is separated from neighbouring Holmes Rock to the east-northeast by a 150 m wide passage. British mapping in 1968 and Bulgarian mapping in 2009.

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