Buskin Rocks
Borceguí Island is an ice-free island in the South Shetland Islands, midway between Cape Yelcho and the Gibbous Rocks, 2 kilometres off the north coast of Elephant Island.- Type: Islet
- Description: island in Antarctica
- Also known as: “Borcegui Island”, “Borceguí Island”, “Borcegui, islote”, and “Islote Borceguí”
Buskin Rocks
- Categories: island, coastline, locality, and landform
- Location: Antarctica
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
-61.06001° or 61° 3′ 36″ south
Longitude
-55.14186° or 55° 8′ 31″ west
Open location code
38C6WVQ5+X7
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
natural=coastline
OpenStreetMap feature
place=islet
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Swedish—“Buskin Rocks” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Borceguí”
- Chinese: “博爾塞吉島”
- Dutch: “Borceguí Island”
- German: “Borceguí Island”
- Norwegian Nynorsk: “Borceguí Island”
- Spanish: “Borceguí, islote”
- Spanish: “Ilhota Borceguí”
- Swedish: “Borceguí Island”
- Swedish: “Borceguí”
Localities in the Area
Places to explore: The White Company and Sultan Glacier.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights: Monte Houlder and Hammer Hill.
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