Location of Varna Peninsula on Livingston Island in the South Shetland Islands. | |
Geography | |
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Location | Antarctica |
Coordinates | 62°25′38″S 60°09′39″W / 62.42722°S 60.16083°W |
Archipelago | South Shetland Islands |
Administration | |
Demographics | |
Population | 0 |
Additional information | |
Administered under the Antarctic Treaty System |
Dlagnya Rocks (Bulgarian: скали Длъгня, ‘Skali Dlagnya’ \ska-'li 'dl&g-nya\) are the several contiguous rocks in Zed Islands off Varna Peninsula, Livingston Island in the South Shetland Islands extending 540 m in north-south direction and 60 m wide. The area was visited by early 19th century sealers.
The rocks are named after the settlement of Dlagnya in Northern Bulgaria.
Dlagnya Rocks are centred at 62°25′38″S 60°09′39″W / 62.42722°S 60.16083°W and situated 150 m east of Esperanto Island and 100 m west-southwest of Goritsa Rocks. British mapping in 1968 and Bulgarian mapping in 2009.
This article includes information from the Antarctic Place-names Commission of Bulgaria which is used with permission.