Riksa Islands
| Riksa Islands | ||
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| Waters | English Strait | |
| archipelago | South Shetland Islands | |
| Geographical location | 62 ° 23 ′ S , 59 ° 47 ′ W | |
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| Number of islands | 3 | |
The Riksa Islands ( Bulgarian острови Рикса ostrowi Riksa ) are a group of three small islands in the archipelago of the South Shetland Islands . In the group of Aitcho Islands in the English Strait , they are 0.25 km west of Bilyana Island , 0.65 km northeast of Emeline Island and 2.1 km east of Holmes Rock . The group consists of the islands of Cricklewood Island , Taunton Island and Bath Island .
Bulgarian scientists mapped them in 2009. The Bulgarian Commission for Antarctic Geographical Names named them in the same year after localities in northwestern Bulgaria .
Web links
- Riksa Islands in the Composite Gazetteer of Antarctica (English)