Rongel Reef (Rongel Reef)
Rongel Reef (Rif Rongel 'rif ron-'zhel), is a moraine reef in the Emona Anchorage in the eastern parts of Livingston Island in the South Shetland Islands, Antarctica. The reef emerged during a glacier retreat in the late 20th and early 21st centuries.
The reef extends over 600 m in northeast–southwest direction and is partly exposed at low tide and submerged at high tide but for the islet rising to near 3 m at its northeast extremity.
Its midpoint is located 2.85 km north-northwest of Hespérides Point, 3.12 km west of Aleko Point, and 3.35 km northeast by east of Ereby Point. The northeast extremity of Rongel Reef is located 75 m south-southwest of Rongel Point. A 710 m wide nameless cove is indenting for 250 m the coast behind Rongel Reef, the northeast side of its entrance formed by Rongel Point. The southwest extremity of Rongel Reef is located 300 m southeast of the nameless point located 3.18 km northwest by north of Hespérides Point and 3.04 km northeast by east of Ereby Point.
The feature is named after the Brazilian Navy ship Ary Rongel, in recognition of her logistic support for the Bulgarian Antarctic programme.
The reef is centered at -62.62111°N, -60.40306°W (Bulgarian mapping from a topographic survey of the region made from 8 December 1995 to 8 February 1996).
The reef extends over 600 m in northeast–southwest direction and is partly exposed at low tide and submerged at high tide but for the islet rising to near 3 m at its northeast extremity.
Its midpoint is located 2.85 km north-northwest of Hespérides Point, 3.12 km west of Aleko Point, and 3.35 km northeast by east of Ereby Point. The northeast extremity of Rongel Reef is located 75 m south-southwest of Rongel Point. A 710 m wide nameless cove is indenting for 250 m the coast behind Rongel Reef, the northeast side of its entrance formed by Rongel Point. The southwest extremity of Rongel Reef is located 300 m southeast of the nameless point located 3.18 km northwest by north of Hespérides Point and 3.04 km northeast by east of Ereby Point.
The feature is named after the Brazilian Navy ship Ary Rongel, in recognition of her logistic support for the Bulgarian Antarctic programme.
The reef is centered at -62.62111°N, -60.40306°W (Bulgarian mapping from a topographic survey of the region made from 8 December 1995 to 8 February 1996).
Map - Rongel Reef (Rongel Reef)
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Country - Antarctica
Antarctica is Earth's southernmost and least-populated continent. Situated almost entirely south of the Antarctic Circle and surrounded by the Southern Ocean (also known as the Antarctic Ocean), it contains the geographic South Pole. Antarctica is the fifth-largest continent, being about 40% larger than Europe, and has an area of 14200000 km2. Most of Antarctica is covered by the Antarctic ice sheet, with an average thickness of 1.9 km.
Antarctica is, on average, the coldest, driest, and windiest of the continents, and it has the highest average elevation. It is mainly a polar desert, with annual precipitation of over 200 mm along the coast and far less inland. About 70% of the world's freshwater reserves are frozen in Antarctica, which, if melted, would raise global sea levels by almost 60 m. Antarctica holds the record for the lowest measured temperature on Earth, −89.2 C. The coastal regions can reach temperatures over 10 C in summer. Native species of animals include mites, nematodes, penguins, seals and tardigrades. Where vegetation occurs, it is mostly in the form of lichen or moss.
Antarctica is, on average, the coldest, driest, and windiest of the continents, and it has the highest average elevation. It is mainly a polar desert, with annual precipitation of over 200 mm along the coast and far less inland. About 70% of the world's freshwater reserves are frozen in Antarctica, which, if melted, would raise global sea levels by almost 60 m. Antarctica holds the record for the lowest measured temperature on Earth, −89.2 C. The coastal regions can reach temperatures over 10 C in summer. Native species of animals include mites, nematodes, penguins, seals and tardigrades. Where vegetation occurs, it is mostly in the form of lichen or moss.