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 Yato Rocks
Location in Antarctica
Yato Rocks
Location in Antarctic Peninsula
Location of Yato Rocks
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| Geography | |
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| Location | Antarctica |
| Coordinates | 64°58′05″S 64°00′15″W / 64.96806°S 64.00417°W |
| Archipelago | Wilhelm Archipelago |
| Area | 25 ha (62 acres) |
| Length | 780 m (2,560 ft) |
| Width | 560 m (1,840 ft) |
| Administration | |
| Administered under the Antarctic Treaty System | |
| Demographics | |
| Population | uninhabited |
Yato Rocks (Bulgarian: скали Ято, romanized: skali Yato) is the group of rocks lying in an aquatory of 25 ha that extends 780 m in west–east direction and 560 m in south–north direction in the Wauwermans Islands group of Wilhelm Archipelago in the Antarctic Peninsula region. Their surface area is 25 ha.
The feature is so named because of its shape supposedly resembling a flock of birds in flight, 'yato' being the Bulgarian for 'bird flock', and in association with other descriptive names of islands in the area.
Location
Yato Rocks are centred at 64°58′05″S 64°00′15″W / 64.96806°S 64.00417°W, which is 5.27 km south of Host Island, 4.93 km west of Zherav Island, 2.11 km south of the midpoint of Vetrilo Rocks, and 3 km northeast of Kalmar Island in the Dannebrog Islands group. British mapping in 2001.
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