 Location of Livingston Island in the South Shetland Islands | |
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| Geography | |
|---|---|
| Location | Antarctica |
| Coordinates | 62°33′57″S 61°08′52″W / 62.56583°S 61.14778°W / -62.56583; -61.14778 |
| Archipelago | South Shetland Islands |
| Area | 0.08 ha (0.20 acres) |
| Length | 65 m (213 ft) |
| Width | 37 m (121 ft) |
| Administration | |
| Administered under the Antarctic Treaty | |
| Demographics | |
| Population | uninhabited |
Sisson Rock (Bulgarian: скала Сисън, romanized: skala Sisson, IPA: [skɐˈla ˈsisən]) is the rock off the north coast of Livingston Island in the South Shetland Islands, Antarctica 65 m (213 ft) long in west-east direction and 37 m (121 ft) wide, and split in three. Its surface area is 0.08 ha (0.20 acres). The vicinity was visited by early 19th century sealers.
The feature is named after Jonathan Sisson (1690–1747), a British instrument maker who invented the modern theodolite; in association with other names in the area deriving from the early development or use of geodetic instruments and methods.
Location
Sisson Rock is located at 62°33′57″S 61°08′52″W / 62.56583°S 61.14778°W / -62.56583; -61.14778, which is 2.26 km northeast of Essex Point, 800 m west of Window Island and 1.5 km north of Voyteh Point. Bulgarian mapping in 2009 and 2017.
See also
Maps
- Livingston Island to King George Island. Scale 1:200000. Admiralty Nautical Chart 1776. Taunton: UK Hydrographic Office, 1968
- South Shetland Islands. Scale 1:200000 topographic map No. 3373. DOS 610 - W 62 58. Tolworth, UK, 1968
- L. Ivanov. Antarctica: Livingston Island and Greenwich, Robert, Snow and Smith Islands. Scale 1:120000 topographic map. Troyan: Manfred Wörner Foundation, 2010. ISBN 978-954-92032-9-5 (First edition 2009. ISBN 978-954-92032-6-4)
- L. Ivanov. Antarctica: Livingston Island and Smith Island. Scale 1:100000 topographic map. Manfred Wörner Foundation, 2017. ISBN 978-619-90008-3-0
- Antarctic Digital Database (ADD). Scale 1:250000 topographic map of Antarctica. Scientific Committee on Antarctic Research (SCAR). Since 1993, regularly upgraded and updated
Notes
- L. Ivanov. General Geography and History of Livingston Island. In: Bulgarian Antarctic Research: A Synthesis. Eds. C. Pimpirev and N. Chipev. Sofia: St. Kliment Ohridski University Press, 2015. pp. 17–28
- Bulgarian Antarctic Gazetteer. Antarctic Place-names Commission
References
- Bulgarian Antarctic Gazetteer. Antarctic Place-names Commission. (details in Bulgarian, basic data in English)
External links
- Sisson Rock. Adjusted Copernix satellite image
This article includes information from the Antarctic Place-names Commission of Bulgaria which is used with permission.
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