Alepu Rocks (Bulgarian: скали Алепу, ‘Skali Alepu’ \ska-'li a-le-'pu\) is the group of rocks off the east coast of Robert Island in the South Shetland Islands, Antarctica, situated in an area with a diameter of 380 m (416 yd).
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Geography | |
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Location | Antarctica |
Coordinates | 62°23′04″S 59°20′37″W / 62.38444°S 59.34361°W |
Archipelago | South Shetland Islands |
Administration | |
Administered under the Antarctic Treaty System | |
Demographics | |
Population | Uninhabited |
The rocks are named after the seaside locality of Alepu in Southeastern Bulgaria.
Alepu Rocks are centred at 62°23′04″S 59°20′37″W / 62.38444°S 59.34361°W, which is 330 m (361 yd) north-northeast of Kitchen Point and 1.36 km (0.85 mi) southeast of Perelik Point. British mapping in 1968 and Bulgarian in 2009.
This article includes information from the Antarctic Place-names Commission of Bulgaria which is used with permission.