Belchin Rock

Belchin Rock

Location of Livingston Island in the South Shetland Islands.
Belchin Rock

Location in Antarctica

Geography
Location Antarctica
Coordinates 62°31′37″S 60°24′26″W / 62.52694°S 60.40722°W / -62.52694; -60.40722Coordinates: 62°31′37″S 60°24′26″W / 62.52694°S 60.40722°W / -62.52694; -60.40722
Archipelago South Shetland Islands
Administration
None
Demographics
Population Uninhabited
Additional information
Administered under the Antarctic Treaty System
Topographic map of Livingston Island, Greenwich, Robert, Snow and Smith Islands.

Belchin Rock (Bulgarian: скала Белчин, ‘Skala Belchin’ ska-'la bel-'chin) is a rock off the north coast of Livingston Island in the South Shetland Islands, Antarctica situated in Hero Bay 2.2 km (1.4 mi) northeast of Siddins Point and 2 km (1.2 mi) north of Melta Point.

The rock is named after the settlement of Belchin in western Bulgaria.

Location

Belchin Rock is located at 62°31′37″S 60°24′26″W / 62.52694°S 60.40722°W / -62.52694; -60.40722. Bulgarian mapping in 2009 and 2010.

See also

Map

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    This article includes information from the Antarctic Place-names Commission of Bulgaria which is used with permission.


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