Makresh Rocks | |
Map: | Antarctica#Antarctic Peninsula |
Map Relief: | yes |
Location: | Antarctica |
Coordinates: | -62.3547°N -59.3828°W |
Archipelago: | South Shetland Islands |
Population: | Uninhabited |
Country: | None |
Treaty System: | Antarctic Treaty System |
Makresh Rocks (bg|скали Макреш, ‘Skali Makresh’ ska-'li 'ma-kresh) are a group of rocks situated 1.82NaN2 northeast of Treklyano Island off the northeast coast of Robert Island, South Shetland Islands. Extending 6000NaN0 in west-southwest to east-northeast direction, and 2700NaN0 in northwest-southeast direction. The solitary Salient Rock -62.3567°N -59.3497°W is lying 1.73km (01.07miles) east of the midpoint of Makresh Rocks and 22NaN2 northeast of Smirnenski Point.
The feature is named after the settlement of Makresh in northwestern Bulgaria. Salient Rock was descriptively named Roca Saliente by the Chilean Antarctic Expedition and charted in 1951.
Makresh Rocks are centred at -62.3547°N -59.3828°W (Bulgarian mapping in 2009).