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| Geography | |
|---|---|
| Location | Antarctica |
| Coordinates | 62°25′32″S60°09′25″W / 62.42556°S 60.15694°W /-62.42556; -60.15694 |
| Archipelago | South Shetland Islands |
| Administration | |
| Administered under theAntarctic Treaty System | |
| Demographics | |
| Population | Uninhabited |
Goritsa Rocks (Bulgarian:скали Горица,romanized: skali Goritsa,IPA:[skɐˈliɡoˈrit͡sɐ]) are the two contiguous rocks inZed Islands offVarna Peninsula,Livingston Island in theSouth Shetland Islands extending 330 m in northwest-southeast direction and 70 m wide. The area was visited by early 19th centurysealers.
The rocks are named after the settlements of Goritsa inNortheastern andSoutheastern Bulgaria.
Goritsa Rocks are centred at62°25′32″S60°09′25″W / 62.42556°S 60.15694°W /-62.42556; -60.15694 and situated 100 m east-northeast ofDlagnya Rocks and 2.82 km west-southwest ofPyramid Island. British mapping in 1968 and Bulgarian mapping in 2009.
This article includes information from theAntarctic Place-names Commission of Bulgaria which is used with permission.
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