Goritsa Rocks
Goritsa Rocks are the two contiguous rocks in Zed Islands off Varna Peninsula, Livingston Island in the South Shetland Islands extending 330 m in northwest-southeast direction and 70 m wide.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Esperanto Island and Phanagoria Island.
Esperanto Island
Island
Photo: Apcbg, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Esperanto Island is the largest and northwesternmost island in the Zed group off the north coast of Varna Peninsula on Livingston Island in the South Shetland Islands, Antarctica.
Phanagoria Island
Island
Photo: Apcbg, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Phanagoria Island is the third largest island in the Zed group off the north coast of Livingston Island in the South Shetland Islands, Antarctica. Phanagoria island of Antarctic is named after Phanagoria in the Maeotis Lake, today Azov Sea, the largest ancient Greek city on the Taman peninsula, spread over two plateaus along the eastern shore of the Cimmerian Bosporus.
Koshava Island
Island
Photo: Apcbg, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Koshava Island is the easternmost island in the Zed group off Varna Peninsula, northeastern Livingston Island in the South Shetland Islands, Antarctica.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Ficheto Point.
Ficheto Point
Locality
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Ficheto Point is an ice-free point on the northeast coast of Varna Peninsula, Livingston Island, Antarctica forming the southeast side of the entrance to Dragon Cove. Ficheto Point is situated 6 km southeast of Goritsa Rocks.
Goritsa Rocks
- Type: Islet
- Description: two contiguous rocks in Zed Islands in the South Shetland Islands
- Categories: island, coastline, locality, and landform
- Location: Antarctica
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Latitude
-62.4246° or 62° 25′ 29″ southLongitude
-60.1617° or 60° 9′ 42″ westOpen location code
379XHRGQ+58OpenStreetMap ID
way 1003924903OpenStreetMap feature
natural=coastlineOpenStreetMap feature
place=isletWikidata ID
Q16957727
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Satellite Map
Discover Goritsa Rocks from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
In Other Languages
From Azerbaijani to German—“Goritsa Rocks” goes by many names.
- Azerbaijani: “Qoritsa qayası”
- Chinese: “戈里察岩”
- German: “Goritsa Rocks”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Dlagnya Rocks and Lesidren Island.
Nearby Places
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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Goritsa Rocks”. Photo: ravas51, CC BY-SA 2.0.