Rozhen Peninsula

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Rozhen Peninsula (Poluostrov Rozhen \po-lu-'os-trov 'ro-zhen\) extends 9 km in the SW direction towards Barnard Point, Livingston Island, Antarctica. It is bounded by False Bay to the W, and by Brunow Bay and Bransfield Strait to the SE.

The peninsula is named after Rozhen site in Pirin Mountain, Bulgaria.

[edit] Location

The peninsula is centered at 62°43′00″S, 60°15′00″W (UK Directorate of Overseas Surveys mapping in 1968, partial Spanish mapping by the Servicio Geográfico del Ejército in 1991, and Bulgarian mapping in 2005 from topographic surveys in 1995/96 and 2004/05).

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