Vodoley Rock

Vodoley Rock

Location of Ioannes Paulus II Peninsula on Livingston Island in the South Shetland Islands.
Geography
Location Antarctica
Coordinates 62°31′13.5″S 60°51′35″W / 62.520417°S 60.85972°W / -62.520417; -60.85972
Archipelago South Shetland Islands
Country
Demographics
Population 0
Additional information
Administered under the Antarctic Treaty System
Topographic map of Livingston Island, Greenwich, Robert, Snow and Smith Islands.

Vodoley Rock is the rock extending 220 m in northwest-southeast direction and 110 m wide in Barclay Bay on the west side of Ioannes Paulus II Peninsula on Livingston Island in the South Shetland Islands, Antarctica. The area was visited by early 19th century sealers operating on nearby Byers Peninsula and Cape Shirreff.

The feature is named after the settlement of Vodoley in northern Bulgaria.

Location

The rock is located at 62°31′13″S 60°51′35″W / 62.52028°S 60.85972°W / -62.52028; -60.85972Coordinates: 62°31′13″S 60°51′35″W / 62.52028°S 60.85972°W / -62.52028; -60.85972 which is 1.2 km (0.75 mi)west-southwest of Dreyfus Point, 1.8 km (1.1 mi) northwest of Scesa Point and 4.75 km (2.95 mi) northeast of Frederick Rocks (Bulgarian mapping in 2005 and 2009).

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


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