- Rongel Reef
Rongel Reef (Bulgarian: "Rif Rongel" 'rif ron-'zhel), is a
moraine reef in theEmona Anchorage in the eastern parts ofLivingston Island ,South Shetland Islands ,Antarctica . The reef emerged during a recent glacier retreat.The reef extends over 600 m in NE-SW direction and is partly exposed at low tide and submerged at high tide but for the islet rising to near 3 m at its NE extremity.
Its midpoint is located 2,850 m NNW of
Hespérides Point , 3,120 m W ofAleko Point , and 3,350 m NE by E ofEreby Point . The NE extremity of Rongel Reef is located 75 m SSW ofRongel Point . A 710 m wide nameless cove is indenting for 250 m the coast behind Rongel Reef, the NE side of its entrance formed byRongel Point . The SW extremity of Rongel Reef is located 300 m SE of the nameless point forming the NW side of the entrance toEmona Anchorage , and located 3,180 m NW by N ofHespérides Point and 3,040 m NE by E ofEreby Point .Location
The reef is centered at coord|62|37|16|S|60|24|11|W (Bulgarian mapping from a topographic survey of the region made from
8 December 1995 to8 February 1996 ).External links
* [http://www3.pnra.it/SCAR_GAZE SCAR Composite Antarctic Gazetteer] .
* [http://www.mfa.government.bg/uploads/imgs/Livingston/livingston.jpgReference Map]
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