Dzhegov Rock facts for kids
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 Dzhegov Rock
Location in Antarctica
Location of Dzhegov Rock
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| Location | Antarctica |
| Coordinates | 61°04′58.2″S 54°28′21″W / 61.082833°S 54.47250°W |
| Archipelago | South Shetland Islands |
| Length | 40 m (130 ft) |
| Width | 30 m (100 ft) |
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Administered under the Antarctic Treaty System
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| Population | uninhabited |
Dzhegov Rock is a small, lonely rock located in the icy waters near Antarctica. It is part of the South Shetland Islands, a group of islands close to the bottom of the world. This rock is about 40 meters (130 feet) long and 30 meters (98 feet) wide. That's roughly the size of a small swimming pool!
Dzhegov Rock was named after Captain Simeon Dzhegov (1938-2011). He was a director of a Bulgarian fishing company called Ocean Fisheries – Burgas. Captain Dzhegov's ships fished in the Antarctic region from the 1970s to the early 1990s. Bulgarian fishermen, along with those from the Soviet Union, Poland, and East Germany, were among the first to start modern fishing in Antarctica.
Where is Dzhegov Rock?
Dzhegov Rock is found in a place called Prince Charles Strait. It is very close to another island called Cornwallis Island. The rock is about 1.2 kilometers (0.75 miles) south-southeast of Cornwallis Island's western tip.
It is also 700 meters (about half a mile) west-southwest of Gaydarov Point. Gaydarov Point is on the south side of Cornwallis Island. Another island, Elephant Island, is about 9.9 kilometers (6.1 miles) east-northeast of Dzhegov Rock. Explorers and mapmakers from Britain have mapped this area several times. These maps were made in 1822, 1972, and 2009.
