Yato Rocks (Bulgarian: скали Ято, romanizedskali Yato, IPA: [skɐˈli ˈjato]) is the group of rocks lying in an aquatory of 25 ha that extends 780 m in west–east direction and 560 m in south–north direction in the Wauwermans Islands group of Wilhelm Archipelago in the Antarctic Peninsula region. Their surface area is 25 ha.[1]

Yato Rocks
Yato Rocks is located in Antarctica
Yato Rocks
Yato Rocks
Location of Yato Rocks
Yato Rocks is located in Antarctic Peninsula
Yato Rocks
Yato Rocks
Yato Rocks (Antarctic Peninsula)
Geography
LocationAntarctica
Coordinates64°58′05″S 64°00′15″W / 64.96806°S 64.00417°W / -64.96806; -64.00417
ArchipelagoWilhelm Archipelago
Area25 ha (62 acres)
Length780 m (2560 ft)
Width560 m (1840 ft)
Administration
Administered under the Antarctic Treaty System
Demographics
Populationuninhabited

The feature is so named because of its shape supposedly resembling a flock of birds in flight, 'yato' being the Bulgarian for 'bird flock', and in association with other descriptive names of islands in the area.[1]

Location

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Yato Rocks are centred at 64°58′05″S 64°00′15″W / 64.96806°S 64.00417°W / -64.96806; -64.00417, which is 5.27 km south of Host Island, 4.93 km west of Zherav Island, 2.11 km south of the midpoint of Vetrilo Rocks, and 3 km northeast of Kalmar Island in the Dannebrog Islands group. British mapping in 2001.

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See also

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Notes

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  1. ^ a b Yato Rocks. SCAR Composite Gazetteer of Antarctica

References

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