Raquelia Rocks
Raquelia Rocks is a group of three adjacent rocks in eastern South Bay, Livingston Island in the South Shetland Islands, Antarctica formed by an offshoot of Atlantic Club Ridge halfway along the Zodiac boat route linking the Spanish Antarctic Base and the Bulgarian Antarctic Base on the island.| 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.
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.
Pesyakov Hill
Peak
Pesyakov Hill is the ice-free hill rising to 36 m next south-southwest of the 1988 buildings of St. Kliment Ohridski Base on Bulgarian Beach, Hurd Peninsula on Livingston Island in the South Shetland Islands, Antarctica.
Raquelia Rocks
- Type: Hill with an elevation of 14 metres
- Description: group of three rocks on Livingston Island, South Shetland Islands, Antarctica
- Categories: mountain and landform
- Location: Antarctica
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Swedish—“Raquelia Rocks” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Raquelia Rocks”
- Chinese: “拉克利亞岩”
- Dutch: “Raquelia Rocks”
- German: “Raquelia Rocks”
- Ladin: “Raquelia Rocks”
- Norwegian Bokmål: “Raquelia Rocks”
- Norwegian Nynorsk: “Raquelia Rocks”
- Swedish: “Raquelia Rocks”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Ficheto Point and Doctor Guillermo Mann.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Juan Carlos I Spanish Antarctic Station and Ballester Point.
Antarctica: Must-Visit Destinations
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