Patresh Rock (Bulgarian: скала Патреш, ‘Skala Patresh’ \ska-'la 'pa-tresh\) is a rock in Clothier Harbour on the northwest coast of Robert Island in the South Shetland Islands, extending 270 m in southeast-northwest direction with a width of 40 m. The area was visited by early 19th century sealers.

The rock is named after the settlement of Patresh in Northern Bulgaria.

Location

Patresh Rock is located at 62°20′41″S 59°39′39″W / 62.34472°S 59.66083°W / -62.34472; -59.66083, which is 530 m southwest of Hammer Point and 780 m northeast of Shipot Point. British mapping in 1968 and Bulgarian mapping in 2009.

See also

Maps

References


This article includes information from the Antarctic Place-names Commission of Bulgaria which is used with permission.

Topographic map of Livingston Island, Greenwich, Robert, Snow and Smith Islands.


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