Telish Rock (Bulgarian: скала Телиш, ‘Skala Telish’ ska-'la te-'lish) is the islet off the south coast of Livingston Island in the South Shetland Islands, Antarctica situated 400 m (437 yd) south of Elephant Point and 3 km (1.86 mi) northwest by west of Enchantress Rocks. Extending 300 by 180 m (328 by 197 yd). The area was visited by early 19th century sealers.
![]() Location of on Livingston Island in the South Shetland Islands | |
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Geography | |
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Location | Antarctica |
Coordinates | 62°41′53″S 60°52′08″W / 62.69806°S 60.86889°W |
Archipelago | South Shetland Islands |
Length | 0.3 km (0.19 mi) |
Width | 0.18 km (0.112 mi) |
Administration | |
Administered under the Antarctic Treaty System | |
Demographics | |
Population | 0 |
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The islet is named after the settlement of Telish in northern Bulgaria.
Location
editTelish Rock is located at 62°41′53″S 60°52′08″W / 62.69806°S 60.86889°W. British mapping in 1968, Chilean in 1971, Argentine in 1980, Spanish in 1993 and Bulgarian in 2005, 2009 and 2010.
See also
editMaps
edit- L.L. Ivanov. Antarctica: Livingston Island and Greenwich, Robert, Snow and Smith Islands. Scale 1:120000 topographic map. Troyan: Manfred Wörner Foundation, 2010. ISBN 978-954-92032-9-5 (First edition 2009. ISBN 978-954-92032-6-4)
- Antarctic Digital Database (ADD). Scale 1:250000 topographic map of Antarctica. Scientific Committee on Antarctic Research (SCAR). Since 1993, regularly upgraded and updated.
- L.L. Ivanov. Antarctica: Livingston Island and Smith Island. Scale 1:100000 topographic map. Manfred Wörner Foundation, 2017. ISBN 978-619-90008-3-0
References
edit- Telish Rock. SCAR Composite Antarctic Gazetteer
- Bulgarian Antarctic Gazetteer. Antarctic Place-names Commission. (details in Bulgarian, basic data in English)
External links
edit- Telish Rock. Copernix satellite image
This article includes information from the Antarctic Place-names Commission of Bulgaria which is used with permission.