title: Patresh Rock
text: # Patresh Rock
  
  Patresh Rock (Bulgarian: скала Патреш, ‘Skala Patresh’ \ska-'la 'pa-tresh\) is a rock in Clothier Harbour on the northwest coast of Robert Island in the South Shetland Islands, extending 270 m in southeast-northwest direction and 40 m wide. The area was visited by early 19th century sealers.
  
  The rock is named after the settlement of Patresh in Northern Bulgaria.
  
  ## Location
  
  Patresh Rock is located at 62°20′41″S 59°39′39″W﻿ / ﻿62.34472°S 59.66083°W﻿ / -62.34472; -59.66083, which is 530 m southwest of Hammer Point and 780 m northeast of Shipot Point. British mapping in 1968 and Bulgarian mapping in 2009.
  
  