Yato Rocks (, ) is the group of rocks lying in an aquatory of 25 ha that extends 780 m in west–east direction and 560 m in south–north direction in the Wauwermans Islands group of Wilhelm Archipelago in the Antarctic Peninsula region. Their surface area is 25 ha.Yato Rocks. SCAR Composite Gazetteer of Antarctica
The feature is so named because of its shape supposedly resembling a flock of birds in flight, 'yato' being the Bulgarian for 'bird flock', and in association with other descriptive names of islands in the area.
Location Yato Rocks are centred at , which is 5.27 km south of Host Island, 4.93 km west of Zherav Island, 2.11 km south of the midpoint of Vetrilo Rocks, and 3 km northeast of Kalmar Island in the Dannebrog Islands group. British mapping in 2001.
Maps British Admiralty Nautical Chart 446 Anvers Island to Renaud Island. Scale 1:150000. Admiralty, UK Hydrographic Office, 2001 Brabant Island to Argentine Islands. Scale 1:250000 topographic map. British Antarctic Survey, 2008 Antarctic Digital Database (ADD). Scale 1:250000 topographic map of Antarctica. Scientific Committee on Antarctic Research (SCAR). Since 1993, regularly upgraded and updated
See also List of Antarctic and subantarctic islands
Notes
References Yato Rocks. SCAR Composite Gazetteer of Antarctica Bulgarian Antarctic Gazetteer. Antarctic Place-names Commission. (details in Bulgarian, basic data in English)
External links Yato Rocks. Adjusted Copernix satellite image