Rongel Reef
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Rongel Reef (Bulgarian: Rif Rongel \'rif ron-'zhel\), is a moraine reef in the Emona Anchorage in the eastern parts of Livingston Island, South Shetland Islands, Antarctica. The reef emerged during a recent glacier retreat.
The reef extends over 600 m in NE-SW direction and is partly exposed at low tide and submerged at high tide but for the islet rising to near 3 m at its NE extremity.
Its midpoint is located 2,850 m NNW of Hespérides Point, 3,120 m W of Aleko Point, and 3,350 m NE by E of Ereby Point. The NE extremity of Rongel Reef is located 75 m SSW of Rongel Point. A 710 m wide nameless cove is indenting for 250 m the coast behind Rongel Reef, the NE side of its entrance formed by Rongel Point. The SW extremity of Rongel Reef is located 300 m SE of the nameless point forming the NW side of the entrance to Emona Anchorage, and located 3,180 m NW by N of Hespérides Point and 3,040 m NE by E of Ereby Point.
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The reef is centered at (Bulgarian mapping from a topographic survey of the region made from 8 December 1995 to 8 February 1996).
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This article includes information from the Antarctic Place-names Commission of Bulgaria which is used with permission.
