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Location of Livingston Island in the South Shetland Islands.
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Krakra Bluff from South Bay, with Memorable Beach on the right and Aldan Rock in the foreground.
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Topographic map of Livingston Island and Smith Island.
Krakra Bluff (Rid Krakra \'rid 'kra-kra\) is a rocky bluff of elevation 140 m surmounting Memorable Beach (62°38′35″S 60°33′19″W / 62.64306°S 60.55528°W) on the northwest coast of South Bay, Livingston Island in the South Shetland Islands, Antarctica. The area was visited by early 19th century sealers operating from nearby Johnsons Dock.[1]
The feature is named after the Bulgarian bolyar (boyar) and warrior Krakra of Pernik (10-11th Century).[1]
Location
The bluff is located at 62°38′24″S 60°33′27″W / 62.64000°S 60.55750°W which is 2.1 km east of Ustra Peak, and 5.1 km west of Ereby Point.
See also
- South Bay
- Livingston Island
Maps
- L.L. Ivanov et al. Antarctica: Livingston Island and Greenwich Island, South Shetland Islands. Scale 1:100000 topographic map. Sofia: Antarctic Place-names Commission of Bulgaria, 2005.
- L.L. Ivanov. Antarctica: Livingston Island and Greenwich, Robert, Snow and Smith Islands. Scale 1:120000 topographic map. Troyan: Manfred Wörner Foundation, 2009.
Notes
- ^ a b Krakra Bluff. SCAR Composite Antarctic Gazetteer
References
- Krakra Bluff. SCAR Composite Antarctic Gazetteer
- Bulgarian Antarctic Gazetteer. Antarctic Place-names Commission. (details in Bulgarian, basic data in English)
External links
- Krakra Bluff. Adjusted Copernix satellite image
This article includes information from the Antarctic Place-names Commission of Bulgaria which is used with permission.