Tvarditsa Rocks
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Tvarditsa Rocks is a group of rocks off the north coast of Greenwich Island
in the South Shetland Islands
, Antarctica situated 1.9 km (1.2 mi) northeast of Ongley Island
, 1.3 km (0.807784557644749 mi) southwest of Stoker Island
and 2.6 km (1.6 mi) west of Sierra Island
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The rocks are named after the town of Tvarditsa
in southeastern Bulgaria
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Greenwich Island (South Shetland Islands)
Greenwich Island is an island long and from wide, lying between Robert Island and Livingston Island in the South Shetland Islands. Surface area...
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 1.9 km (1.2 mi) northeast of Ongley Island
Ongley Island
Ongley Island is a rugged rocky island lying off the north coast of Greenwich Island in the South Shetland Islands, Antarctica. Extending in west-northwest direction and wide, with a surface area of . The area was visited by early 19th century sealers....
, 1.3 km (0.807784557644749 mi) southwest of Stoker Island
Stoker Island
Stoker Island is a rocky island lying off the north coast of Greenwich Island in the South Shetland Islands, Antarctica. Extending , surface area...
and 2.6 km (1.6 mi) west of Sierra Island
Sierra Island
Sierra Island is a narrow island which is marked by a series of small elevations throughout its length, lying northwest of Dee Island and north of Greenwich Island in the South Shetland Islands, Antarctica. Surface area ....
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The rocks are named after the town of Tvarditsa
Tvarditsa
Tvarditsa is a town in Sliven Province, Southeastern Bulgaria. It is the administrative centre of the homonymous Tvarditsa Municipality. As of December 2009, the town has a population of 5,669 inhabitants....
in southeastern 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
Tvarditsa Rocks are located at 62°24′39"S 59°52′06"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
