Yato Rocks | |
Map: | Antarctica#Antarctic Peninsula |
Map Relief: | yes |
Location: | Antarctica |
Coordinates: | -64.9681°N -64.0042°W |
Archipelago: | Wilhelm Archipelago |
Area Ha: | 25 |
Length M: | 780 |
Width M: | 560 |
Population: | uninhabited |
Country: | None |
Treaty System: | Antarctic Treaty System |
Yato Rocks (bg|скали Ято|skali Yato, pronounced as /bg/) is the group of rocks lying in an aquatory of 25 ha that extends 780 m in west–east direction and 560 m in south–north direction in the Wauwermans Islands group of Wilhelm Archipelago in the Antarctic Peninsula region. Their surface area is 25 ha.[1]
The feature is so named because of its shape supposedly resembling a flock of birds in flight, 'yato' being the Bulgarian for 'bird flock', and in association with other descriptive names of islands in the area.[1]
Yato Rocks are centred at -64.9681°N -64.0042°W, which is 5.27 km south of Host Island, 4.93 km west of Zherav Island, 2.11 km south of the midpoint of Vetrilo Rocks, and 3 km northeast of Kalmar Island in the Dannebrog Islands group. British mapping in 2001.