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Yato Rocks (Bulgarian: скали Ято, romanized: skali 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]
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| Geography | |
|---|---|
| Location | Antarctica |
| Coordinates | 64°58′05″S 64°00′15″W |
| Archipelago | Wilhelm Archipelago |
| Area | 25 ha (62 acres) |
| Length | 780 m (2560 ft) |
| Width | 560 m (1840 ft) |
| Administration | |
| Administered under the Antarctic Treaty System | |
| Demographics | |
| Population | uninhabited |
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
Yato Rocks are centred at 64°58′05″S 64°00′15″W, 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.
Maps
- British Admiralty Nautical Chart 446 Anvers Island to Renaud Island. Scale 1:150000. Admiralty, UK Hydrographic Office, 2001
- Brabant Island to Argentine Islands. Scale 1:250000 topographic map. British Antarctic Survey, 2008
- Antarctic Digital Database (ADD). Scale 1:250000 topographic map of Antarctica. Scientific Committee on Antarctic Research (SCAR). Since 1993, regularly upgraded and updated
See also
Notes
- Yato Rocks. SCAR Composite Gazetteer of Antarctica
References
- Yato Rocks. SCAR Composite Gazetteer of Antarctica
- Bulgarian Antarctic Gazetteer. Antarctic Place-names Commission. (details in Bulgarian, basic data in English)
External links
- Yato Rocks. Adjusted Copernix satellite image
This article includes information from the Antarctic Place-names Commission of Bulgaria which is used with permission.
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На других языках
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Die Yato Rocks (englisch; bulgarisch скали Ято .mw-parser-output .Latn{font-family:"Akzidenz Grotesk","Arial","Avant Garde Gothic","Calibri","Futura","Geneva","Gill Sans","Helvetica","Lucida Grande","Lucida Sans Unicode","Lucida Grande","Stone Sans","Tahoma","Trebuchet","Univers","Verdana"}skali Jato, deutsch ‚Schwarmfelsen‘) sind eine Gruppe von Klippenfelsen der Wauwermans-Inseln vor der Danco-Küste des Grahamlands auf der Antarktischen Halbinsel. Sie verteilen sich in ost-westlicher Ausrichtung über eine Länge von 780 m und eine Breite von 560 m. Die Gruppe liegt 5,27 km südlich von Host Island, 4,93 km westlich von Zherav Island, 2,11 km südlich des Zentrums der Vetrilo Rocks und 3 km nordöstlich von Kalmar Island (Dannebrog-Inseln).- [en] Yato Rocks
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