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  • Rogozen Island

    Rogozen Island (Bulgarian: остров Рогозен, ‘Ostrov Rogozen’ 'os-trov 'ro-go-zen) is a conspicuous island off the northwest coast of Robert Island, South Shetland Islands situated 920 m (1,010 yd) north-northeast of Cornwall Island, 470 m (510 yd) so…

  • Rogach Peak

    Rogach Peak (Bulgarian: връх Рогач, ‘Vrah Rogach’ \'vr&h ro-'gach\) is the ice-covered peak rising to 562 m in the northeastern part of Astrolabe Island off Trinity Peninsula, Antarctica.

  • Rodopi Peak

    Rodopi Peak (Vrah Rodopi \'vr&h ro-'do-pi\) is an ice-covered peak rising to approximately 500 m in Delchev Ridge, Tangra Mountains, eastern Livingston Islandin the South Shetland Islands, Antarctica.

  • Rock X

    Rock X (66°20′S136°42′E) is a prominent offshore rock 0.4 miles (0.6 km) long, lying close inside the east side of the entrance to Victor Bay, 1 mile (1.6 km) northwest of Gravenoire Rock, on the Antarctic coast. It was photographed from the air by…

  • Roché Glacier

    Roché Glacier (Bulgarian: ледник Роше, ‘Lednik Roché’ \'led-nik ro-'she\) is the 5.8 km long and 2 km wide glacier draining the central part of Vinson Plateau in Sentinel Range, Ellsworth Mountains in Antarctica.

  • Robertson Islands

    The Robertson Islands or Robertsons Islands are a group of islands extending 6 km southward of the south-eastern extremity of Coronation Island in the South Orkney Islands of Antarctica.

  • Roberts Butte

    Roberts Butte (72°39′S160°8′E) is a striking, flat-topped butte (2,830 m) that is very prominent in Antarctica, and can be seen from great distances standing 2 miles (3.2 km) northwest of Miller Butte in the Outback Nunataks.

  • Robert Point

    Robert Point is a rocky point at the end of a small peninsula projecting 2.7 km into Bransfield Strait from the southeast coast of Robert Island in the South Shetland Islands, Antarctica to form the east side of the entrance to Devesil Bight.

  • Robbery Beaches

    Robbery Beaches are beaches extending along the north side of Byers Peninsula, Livingston Island in the South Shetland Islands, Antarctica between Essex Point to the west and Nedelya Point to the east.

  • Riquelme Point

    Riquelme Point is a point projecting 450 m into the southwest part of Discovery Bay from Parvomay Neck, Greenwich Island in the South Shetland Islands, Antarctica and forming the west side of the entrance to Vinett Cove.

  • Rila Point

    Rila Point (Nos Rila \'nos 'ri-la\) is a low, ice-free point on the south coast of Moon Bay, projecting 330 m west-northwestwards from Burgas Peninsula on Livingston Island in the South Shetland Islands, Antarctica, and forming the east side of the …

  • Riiser-Larsen Peninsula

    Riiser-Larsen Peninsula (Norwegian: Riiser-Larsenhalvøya) is a large peninsula forming the western portal to Lutzow-Holm Bay and marking the separation of the Princess Ragnhild and Prince Harald Coasts.

  • Riggs Peak

    Riggs Peak (Bulgarian: връх Ригс, ‘Vrah Riggs’ \'vr&h 'rigs\) is a peak rising to 1690 m in Imeon Range on Smith Island, South Shetland Islands. Situated 2.38 km southwest of Neofit Peak, 5.4 km southwest of the summit Mount Foster, and 8.6 km north…

  • Riddell Nunataks

    Riddell Nunataks (69°54′S64°20′E) is a group of low exposed rock ridges, with snow and ice nearly extending to the summits, lying 5 miles northwest of Anare Nunataks in Mac. Robertson Land. They were discovered by an ANARE (Australian National Anta…

  • Richards Cove

    Richards Cove is the 450 m wide cove indenting for 550 m the north coast of Ray Promontory, Byers Peninsula, Livingston Island in the South Shetland Islands, Antarctica, entered east of Aglen Point and west of Voyteh Point.

  • Rezovski Creek

    Rezovski Creek (Bulgarian: Резовски поток \'re-zov-ski po-'tok\) is a melt-water stream located on Livingston Island, Antarctica.

  • Rezen Knoll

    Rezen Knoll (Bulgarian: Vrah Rezen \'vr&h 're-zen\) is a knoll rising to 433 m in eastern Livingston Island in the South Shetland Islands, Antarctica. The knoll is bounded to the east, north and west by Perunika Glacier, and linked to Burdick Ridge …

  • Retizhe Cove

    Retizhe Cove (Bulgarian: залив Ретиже, ‘Zaliv Retizhe’ \'za-liv re-ti-'zhe\) is the 5.8 km wide cove indenting for 6.2 km the south coast of Trinity Peninsula in Graham Land, Antarctica.

  • Rennick Glacier

    Rennick Glacier is broad glacier, nearly 200 miles long, which is one of the largest in Antarctica. It rises on the polar plateau westward of Mesa Range and is 20 to 30 miles wide, narrowing to 10 miles near the coast. It takes its name from Rennick…

  • Remetalk Point

    Remetalk Point (Bulgarian: Nos Remetalk \'nos 're-me-talk\), is a point on the east coast of the Ioannes Paulus II Peninsula, Livingston Island in the South Shetland Islands, Antarctica formed by an offshoot of Oryahovo Heights.

  • Red Dike Bluff

    Red Dike Bluff is a prominent bluff immediately south of Trepidation Glacier on the east side of the Skelton Glacier. The bluff is distinguished by a dike consisting of igneous rock against a black background of the intruded sediments.

  • Rea Peak

    Rea Peak is a peak, 590 m, lying nearly 2 nautical miles (3.7 km) northeast of Rose Peak and 1.5 nautical miles (2.8 km) northwest of Mount Hopeful in the central part of King George Island, in the South Shetland Islands. Named by the United Kingdom…

  • Razvigor Peak

    Razvigor Peak (Bulgarian: връх Развигор, ‘Vrah Razvigor’ \'vr&h raz-vi-'gor\) is the peak rising to 1110 m in Srednogorie Heights on Trinity Peninsula, Antarctic Peninsula. Situated 2.49 km west-southwest of Mount Ignatiev, 3.7 km south-southwest of…

  • Razgrad Peak

    Razgrad Peak (Vrah Razgrad \'vr&h 'raz-grad\) is an ice-covered peak rising to 550 m in Breznik Heights, Greenwich Island, Antarctica. The peak is located 740 m southeast of Terter Peak, 1.7 km southwest of Momchil Peak, 2.7 km west of the summit of…

  • Rayner Glacier

    Rayner Glacier (67°40′S48°25′E) is a prominent glacier, 10 miles (16 km) wide, flowing north to the coast of Enderby Land just west of Condon Hills. It was sighted in October 1956 by Squadron Leader D. Leckie during a flight in an ANARE (Australian…

  • Rayko Nunatak

    Rayko Nunatak (Bulgarian: Райков нунатак, ‘Raykov Nunatak’ \'ray-kov 'nu-na-tak\) is the rocky hill rising to 750 m in the northeast foothills of Detroit Plateau on southern Trinity Peninsula in Graham Land, Antarctica, surmounting Diplock Glacier t…

  • Ray Promontory

    Ray Promontory is the 7 km long and 2.8 km wide promontory lying between Barclay Bay and the New Plymouth sound, and forming the northwest part of Byers Peninsula, Livingston Island in the South Shetland Islands, Antarctica ending up in Start Point …

  • Raskuporis Cove

    Raskuporis Cove (Bulgarian: залив Раскупорис, ‘Zaliv Raskuporis’ \'za-liv ras-ku-'po-ris\) is the 1.77 km wide cove indenting for 700 m the south coast of Byers Peninsula on Livingston Island in the South Shetland Islands, Antarctica.

  • Raquelia Rocks

    Raquelia Rocks is a group of three adjacent rocks in eastern South Bay, Livingston Island in the South Shetland Islands, Antarctica formed by an offshoot of Atlantic Club Ridge halfway along the Zodiac boat route linking the Spanish Antarctic Base a…

  • Rapa Nui Point

    Rapa Nui Point is a rocky point projecting 180 m westwards into Shirreff Cove from the west coast of the small (2.6 km by 1.6 km) ice-free promontory forming the north extremity of Ioannes Paulus II Peninsula, western Livingston Island in the South …

  • Rame Bluff

    Rame Bluff is a rocky headland on the southwest side of Ray Promontory formed by an offshoot of Dulo Hill, and marking the northern limit of President Beaches on Byers Peninsula, Livingston Island in the South Shetland Islands, Antarctica.

  • Rakovski Nunatak

    Rakovski Nunatak (Rakovski Nunatak \ra-'kov-ski 'nu-na-tak\) is a rocky peak of elevation 430 m in Vidin Heights on Varna Peninsula, Livingston Island in the South Shetland Islands, Antarctica.

  • Radoy Ralin Peak

    Radoy Ralin Peak (Bulgarian: Vrah Radoy Ralin \'vr&h ra-'doy 'ra-lin\) is a 720 m peak in the Levski Ridge in Tangra Mountains on Livingston Island in the South Shetland Islands, Antarctica surmounting Iskar Glacier to the east and the Huron Glacier…

  • Radok Lake

    Radok Lake is a meltwater lake about 4 miles long and marked by a slender glacier tongue feeding into it from the west, lying 3 miles south-west of Beaver Lake and 15 miles south-east of the Aramis Range, Prince Charles Mountains. Plotted by Austral…

  • Racine Nunatak

    Racine Nunatak is a nunatak, 960 m, located 3 nautical miles (6 km) west of the lower part of Reedy Glacier and 7 nautical miles (13 km) east-southeast of Berry Peaks. Mapped by United States Geological Survey (USGS) from ground surveys and U.S. Nav…