 | |
  Rongel Reef Location on Antarctic Peninsula Show map of Antarctic Peninsula Rongel Reef Location in Antarctica Show map of Antarctica | |
| Geography | |
|---|---|
| Location | Antarctica |
| Coordinates | 62°37′16″S60°24′11″W / 62.62111°S 60.40306°W /-62.62111; -60.40306 |
| Archipelago | South Shetland Islands |
| Length | 0.6 km (0.37 mi) |
| Administration | |
| Administered under theAntarctic Treaty System | |
| Demographics | |
| Population | uninhabited |
Rongel Reef (Bulgarian:Rif Rongel 'rif ron-'zhel), is amorainereef in theEmona Anchorage in the eastern parts ofLivingston Island in theSouth Shetland Islands,Antarctica. The reef emerged during a glacier retreat in the late 20th and early 21st centuries.
The reef extends over 600 m (656 yd) in northeast–southwest direction and is partly exposed at low tide and submerged at high tide but for the islet rising to near 3 m (9.8 ft) at its northeast extremity.
Its midpoint is located 2.85 km (1.77 mi) north-northwest ofHespérides Point, 3.12 km (1.94 mi) west ofAleko Point, and 3.35 km (2.08 mi) northeast by east ofEreby Point. The northeast extremity of Rongel Reef is located 75 m (82 yd) south-southwest ofRongel Point. A 710 m (776 yd) wide nameless cove is indenting for 250 m (273 yd) the coast behind Rongel Reef, the northeast side of its entrance formed by Rongel Point. The southwest extremity of Rongel Reef is located 300 m (328 yd) southeast of the nameless point located 3.18 km (1.98 mi) northwest by north of Hespérides Point and 3.04 km (1.89 mi) northeast by east of Ereby Point.
The feature is named after theBrazilian Navy shipAry Rongel, in recognition of her logistic support for the Bulgarian Antarctic programme.
The reef is centered at62°37′16″S60°24′11″W / 62.62111°S 60.40306°W /-62.62111; -60.40306 (Bulgarian mapping from a topographic survey of the region made from 8 December 1995 to 8 February 1996).
This article includes information from theAntarctic Place-names Commission of Bulgaria which is used with permission.
 | ThisLivingston Island location article is astub. You can help Wikipedia byexpanding it. |
