Rongel Point
Rongel Point is an ice-covered headland on the northwest coast of South Bay, Livingston Island in the South Shetland Islands, Antarctica. The area was visited by 19th century sealers operating from nearby Johnsons Dock.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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Places of Interest
Highlights include Hesperides Hill and Saint Ivan Rilski Chapel.
Hesperides Hill
Peak
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Hesperides Hill is a ridge linked by a saddle of elevation 52 m with the northern slopes of Atlantic Club Ridge on Hurd Peninsula, eastern Livingston Island in the South Shetland Islands, Antarctica. Hesperides Hill is situated 3 km southeast of Rongel Point.
Saint Ivan Rilski Chapel
Church
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The St. Ivan Rilski Chapel at the Bulgarian base St. Kliment Ohridski on Livingston Island in the South Shetland Islands is the first Eastern Orthodox edifice in Antarctica, the southernmost Eastern Orthodox building of worship in the world, and one of eight churches on Antarctica. Saint Ivan Rilski Chapel is situated 3 km southeast of Rongel Point.
Sinemorets Hill
Peak
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Sinemorets Hill is the second most prominent in the chain of hills surmounting Bulgarian Beach in eastern Livingston Island in the South Shetland Islands, Antarctica. Sinemorets Hill is situated 3 km southeast of Rongel Point.
Rongel Point
- Type: Cape
- Description: point on Livingston Island, Antarctica
- Categories: peninsula and landform
- Location: Antarctica
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Bulgarian to Swedish—“Rongel Point” goes by many names.
- Bulgarian: “Ронжел”
- Cebuano: “Rongel Point”
- Chinese: “龍格爾角”
- Dutch: “Rongel Point”
- German: “Rongel Point”
- Norwegian Nynorsk: “Rongel Point”
- Swedish: “Rongel Point”
Localities in the Area
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Rongel Reef and Pimpirev Ice Wall.
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