title: Raklitsa Island
text: # Raklitsa Island
  
  Raklitsa Island (Bulgarian: остров Раклица, romanized: ostrov Raklitsa, IPA:) is the rocky island in Boisguehenneuc Bay lying 650 m off the northwest coast of Liège Island in the Palmer Archipelago, Antarctica. The island is 350 m long in east-west direction and 120 m wide.
  
  The island is named after the settlement of Raklitsa in Southeastern Bulgaria.
  
  ## Location
  
  Raklitsa Island is located at 63°58′43″S 61°51′16″W﻿ / ﻿63.97861°S 61.85444°W﻿ / -63.97861; -61.85444, 2.7 km southwest of Moureaux Point and 5.38 km east-northeast of Bebresh Point. British mapping in 1978.
  
  ## Maps
  
  * British Antarctic Territory. Scale 1:200000 topographic map. DOS 610 Series, Sheet W 63 60. Directorate of Overseas Surveys, UK, 1978.
  * Antarctic Digital Database (ADD). Scale 1:250000 topographic map of Antarctica. Scientific Committee on Antarctic Research (SCAR). Since 1993, regularly upgraded and updated.
  