Triznatsi Rocks

Triznatsi Rocks
	Triznatsi Rocks Location in the South Shetland Islands Triznatsi Rocks Location in Antarctica
Geography
Location	Antarctica
Coordinates	62°15′49″S 59°11′39″W / 62.26361°S 59.19417°W
Archipelago	South Shetland Islands
Area	0.64 ha (1.6 acres)
Length	144 m (472 ft)
Width	122 m (400 ft)
Administration
	Administered under the Antarctic Treaty
Demographics
Population	uninhabited

Triznatsi Rocks (Bulgarian: скали Тризнаци, romanized: skali Triznatsi, IPA: [skɐˈli triˈznat͡si]) is the group of three adjacent rocks off the northwest coast of Nelson Island in the South Shetland Islands, Antarctica extending 144 m in west–east direction and 122 m in south–north direction. Their surface areas are 0.33 ha, 0.17 ha and 0.14 ha respectively. The vicinity was visited by early 19th century sealers.^[1]

The rocks are so named because of their configuration, 'triznatsi' being the Bulgarian for 'triplets.'

Location

Triznatsi Rocks are centred at 62°15′49″S 59°11′39″W / 62.26361°S 59.19417°W / -62.26361; -59.19417^[2] and situated 325 m northwest of Smilets Point, 1.83 km east of Folger Rock and 485 m south-southwest of Meldia Rock. British mapping in 1968.

Maps

Livingston Island to King George Island. Scale 1:200000. Admiralty Nautical Chart 1776. Taunton: UK Hydrographic Office, 1968.
South Shetland Islands. Scale 1:200000 topographic map No. 3373. DOS 610 - W 62 58. Tolworth, UK, 1968.
Antarctic Digital Database (ADD). Scale 1:250000 topographic map of Antarctica. Scientific Committee on Antarctic Research (SCAR). Since 1993, regularly upgraded and updated.

References

^ L. Ivanov. General Geography and History of Livingston Island. In: Bulgarian Antarctic Research: A Synthesis. Eds. C. Pimpirev and N. Chipev. Sofia: St. Kliment Ohridski University Press, 2015. pp. 17–28
^ Bulgarian Antarctic Gazetteer. Antarctic Place-names Commission