Graovo Rocks is the group of rocks off the north coast of Robert Island in the South Shetland Islands, Antarctica. They are situated east of Lientur Rocks and southwest of Liberty Rocks, and extend 1.75 km (1.09 mi) in north-south direction and 750 m (820 yd) in east-west direction.

Graovo Rocks
Location of Robert Island in the South Shetland Islands.
Graovo Rocks is located in Antarctica
Graovo Rocks
Graovo Rocks
Location of Graovo Rocks
Graovo Rocks is located in Antarctic Peninsula
Graovo Rocks
Graovo Rocks
Graovo Rocks (Antarctic Peninsula)
Geography
LocationAntarctica
Coordinates62°19′31″S 59°30′22″W / 62.32528°S 59.50611°W / -62.32528; -59.50611
ArchipelagoSouth Shetland Islands
Administration
Administered under the Antarctic Treaty System
Demographics
PopulationUninhabited

The rocks are named after the Graovo [bg] region in western Bulgaria.

Location

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Graovo Rocks are centred at 62°19′31″S 59°30′22″W / 62.32528°S 59.50611°W / -62.32528; -59.50611, which is 1.51 km (0.94 mi) north-northeast of Newell Point. British mapping in 1968 and Bulgarian in 2009.

See also

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Maps

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  • L.L. Ivanov. Antarctica: Livingston Island and Greenwich, Robert, Snow and Smith Islands. Scale 1:120000 topographic map. Troyan: Manfred Wörner Foundation, 2009. ISBN 978-954-92032-6-4

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This article includes information from the Antarctic Place-names Commission of Bulgaria which is used with permission.

 
Topographic map of Livingston Island, Greenwich, Robert, Snow and Smith Islands.