Opaka Rocks
Encyclopedia
Opaka Rocks are a group of rocks with the principal one situated 700 m (766 yd) north of Henfield Rock
, 3.44 km (2.1 mi) east of Pordim Islands
and 4.79 km west by south of Mellona Rocks
off the north coast of Robert Island, South Shetland Islands
. Bulgarian early early mapping in 2009. Named after the town of Opaka
in northeastern Bulgaria
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Henfield Rock
Henfield Rock is an offshore rock lying northwest of Robert Island in the South Shetland Islands, Antarctica. It was known to the early 19th century sealers operating from nearby Clothier Harbour, and sometimes included under the name 'Powels Islands' or 'Heywood Islands'.The feature is named...
, 3.44 km (2.1 mi) east of Pordim Islands
Pordim Islands
Pordim Islands are two adjacent islands situated east-northeast of Heywood Island and northwest of Catharina Point on Robert Island, South Shetland Islands. Extending in east-southeast to west-northwest direction. The larger islet has a surface area of . Bulgarian early early mapping in 2009...
and 4.79 km west by south of Mellona Rocks
Mellona Rocks
Mellona Rocks is a group of scattered rocks lying at the north entrance to Nelson Strait in the South Shetland Islands, Antarctica and exteding...
off the north coast of Robert Island, 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...
. Bulgarian early early mapping in 2009. Named after the town of Opaka
Opaka
Opaka is a town in the district of Turgovishte in northeast Bulgaria. As of December 2009, the town had a population of 2,873 and covers an area of 57 km²....
in northeastern 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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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
