Buchino Rocks

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Buchino Rocks

Buchino Rocks (Bulgarian: скали Бучино, romanized: Skali Buchino) (ska-'li 'bu-chi-no) is a group of rocks off the north coast of Greenwich Island in the South Shetland Islands, Antarctica situated 1.5 km (0.93 mi) northwest of Stoker Island, 1.6 km (0.99 mi) southeast of Romeo Island and 1.9 km (1.2 mi) north-northwest of Tvarditsa Rocks.

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Location of Greenwich Island in the South Shetland Islands
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Buchino Rocks (Antarctic Peninsula)
Geography
LocationAntarctica
Coordinates62°23′25″S 59°53′13″W
ArchipelagoSouth Shetland Islands
Administration
Administered under the Antarctic Treaty System
Demographics
Populationuninhabited
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The rocks are named after the settlements of Buchino, and Golemo (Great) Buchino and Malo (Little) Buchino in western Bulgaria.

Location

Buchino Rocks are located at 62°23′25″S 59°53′13″W. Bulgarian mapping in 2009.

See also

Maps

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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