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°WCoordinates: 63°58′43″S 61°51′16″W / 63.97861°S 61.85444°W |
| Archipelago | Palmer Archipelago |
| Length | .35 km (0.217 mi) |
| Width | .12 km (0.075 mi) |
| Country | |
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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, 2.7 km southwest of Moureaux Point and 5.38 km east-northeast of Bebresh Point. British mapping in 1978.
Maps
- British Antarctic Territory. Scale 1:200000 topographic map. DOS 610 Series, Sheet W 63 60. Directorate of Overseas Surveys, UK, 1978.
- Antarctic Digital Database (ADD). Scale 1:250000 topographic map of Antarctica. Scientific Committee on Antarctic Research (SCAR). Since 1993, regularly upgraded and updated.
References
- Bulgarian Antarctic Gazetteer. Antarctic Place-names Commission. (details in Bulgarian, basic data in English)
- Raklitsa Island. SCAR Composite Antarctic Gazetteer.
This article includes information from the Antarctic Place-names Commission of Bulgaria which is used with permission.
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