Koynare Rocks
Encyclopedia
Koynare Rocks are a small group of rocks in Hero Bay
off the north coast Livingston Island in the South Shetland Islands
, Antarctica situated 7.5 km (4.66 mi) northeast of Siddons Point
, 5.3 km (3.29 mi) northwest of Bezmer Point
, and 1.4 km (0.869921831309729 mi) south of Miladinovi Islets
. The area was visited by early 19th century sealers
.
The rocks are named after the town of Koynare
in northwestern Bulgaria
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Hero Bay
Hero Bay is a 17 mi wide bay, which indents for 6 mi the north side of Livingston Island between Cape Shirreff and Williams Point, in the South Shetland Islands. The name ‘Blythe Bay’, originally applied to a small bay on the southeast side of Desolation Island on Powell's chart of 1822...
off the north coast Livingston Island in the South Shetland Islands
South Shetland Islands
The South Shetland Islands are a group of Antarctic islands, lying about north of the Antarctic Peninsula, with a total area of . By the Antarctic Treaty of 1959, the Islands' sovereignty is neither recognized nor disputed by the signatories and they are free for use by any signatory for...
, Antarctica situated 7.5 km (4.66 mi) northeast of Siddons Point
Siddons Point
Siddons Point is a point projecting into the middle of the head of Hero Bay on the north coast of Livingston Island in the South Shetland Islands, Antarctica...
, 5.3 km (3.29 mi) northwest of Bezmer Point
Bezmer Point
Bezmer Point is on the northwest coast of the Varna Peninsula on Livingston Island in the South Shetland Islands, Antarctica. The point is situated 9.6 km east-northeast of Siddons Point and 3 km southwest of Kotis Point and 4.9 km west-southwest of Miziya Peak...
, and 1.4 km (0.869921831309729 mi) south of Miladinovi Islets
Miladinovi Islets
Miladinovi Islets is a group of two small rocky islands, , and respectively, situated south of Iratais Point on Desolation Island off the north coast of Livingston Island, Antarctica. The islands are separated from Desolation Island by Neck or Nothing Passage...
. The area was visited by early 19th century sealers
Seal hunting
Seal hunting, or sealing, is the personal or commercial hunting of seals. The hunt is currently practiced in five countries: Canada, where most of the world's seal hunting takes place, Namibia, the Danish region of Greenland, Norway and Russia...
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The rocks are named after the town of Koynare
Koynare
Koynare is a town in northern Bulgaria, part of Cherven Bryag Municipality, Pleven Province. It lies on the left bank of the Iskar River, at one of the river's meanders. As of December 2009, the town has a population of 4,464 inhabitants....
in northwestern Bulgaria
Bulgaria
Bulgaria , officially the Republic of Bulgaria , is a parliamentary democracy within a unitary constitutional republic in Southeast Europe. The country borders Romania to the north, Serbia and Macedonia to the west, Greece and Turkey to the south, as well as the Black Sea to the east...
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Location
Koynare Rocks are located at 62°29′33"S 60°20′27"W (Bulgarian mapping in 2009).See also
- Composite Antarctic Gazetteer
- List of Antarctic islands south of 60° S
- SCARScarScars are areas of fibrous tissue that replace normal skin after injury. A scar results from the biological process of wound repair in the skin and other tissues of the body. Thus, scarring is a natural part of the healing process. With the exception of very minor lesions, every wound results in...
- Territorial claims in Antarctica
Map
- L.L. Ivanov. Antarctica: Livingston Island and Greenwich, Robert, Snow and Smith Islands. Scale 1:120000 topographic map. Troyan: Manfred Wörner Foundation, 2009. ISBN 978-954-92032-6-4
