Telish Rock facts for kids
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 |
South Beaches from near Basalt Lake on Byers Peninsula, Livingston Island, with Clark Nunatak, Ritli Hill, Elephant Point and Telish Rock in the left background, Stackpole Rocks on the right and Deception Island on the horizon
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.
The islet is named after the settlement of Telish in northern Bulgaria.
Location
Telish 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.
Maps
- 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)
- L.L. Ivanov. Antarctica: Livingston Island and Smith Island. Scale 1:100000 topographic map. Manfred Wörner Foundation, 2017. ISBN: 978-619-90008-3-0
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