Voluyak Rocks (Bulgarian: скали Волуяк, ‘Skali Voluyak’ ska-'li vo-'lu-yak) is a chain of rocks off the north coast of Greenwich Island in the South Shetland Islands, Antarctica situated 400 m (440 yd) north of Pavlikeni Point. Extending 1.9 km (1.2 mi) in southeast–northwest direction.

Voluyak Rocks
Location of Greenwich Island in the South Shetland Islands
Voluyak Rocks is located in Antarctic Peninsula
Voluyak Rocks
Voluyak Rocks
Location on Antarctic Peninsula
Voluyak Rocks is located in Antarctica
Voluyak Rocks
Voluyak Rocks
Location in Antarctica
Geography
LocationAntarctica
Coordinates62°26′02″S 59°58′22″W / 62.43389°S 59.97278°W / -62.43389; -59.97278
ArchipelagoSouth Shetland Islands
Length1.9 km (1.18 mi)
Administration
Administered under the Antarctic Treaty System
Demographics
Populationuninhabited

The rocks are named after the settlement of Voluyak in western Bulgaria.

Location

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Voluyak Rocks are centred at 62°26′02″S 59°58′22″W / 62.43389°S 59.97278°W / -62.43389; -59.97278 (British mapping in 1968 and Bulgarian in 2009).

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

See also

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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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References

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