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Rusokastro Rock
Rock in the South Shetland Islands, Antarctica From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Rusokastro Rock (Bulgarian: скала Русокастро, ‘Skala Rusokastro’ ska-'la ru-so-'kas-tro) is a twin rock at the north entrance to McFarlane Strait in the South Shetland Islands, Antarctica extending 170 m (560 ft) in northwest–southeast direction and 70 m (230 ft) wide, with its two parts separated by a 30 m (98 ft) wide passage. It is situated 1.6 km (0.99 mi) northeast of Pyramid Island, 5.7 km (3.54 mi) northeast of Williams Point on Livingston Island, and 5.7 km (3.54 mi) northwest of Duff Point on Greenwich Island. The area was visited by early 19th century sealers.
The rock is named after the settlement and medieval fortress of Rusokastro in southeastern Bulgaria.
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Location
Rusokastro Rock is located at 62°24′18″S 60°05′07″W (Bulgarian mapping in 2009).

See also
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
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