Ramsden Rock

Ramsden Rock (Bulgarian: скала Рамсдън, romanized: skala Ramsden, IPA: [skɐˈla ˈramsdən]) is the rock off the north coast of Livingston Island in the South Shetland Islands, Antarctica 127 m long in southeast–northwest direction and 100 m wide. It is split in several abutting parts with an aggregate surface area of 0.47 ha. The vicinity was visited by early 19th century sealers.[1]

Ramsden Rock
Location of Livingston Island in the South Shetland Islands
Ramsden Rock
Location of Ramsden Rock
Ramsden Rock
Ramsden Rock (South Shetland Islands)
Geography
LocationAntarctica
Coordinates62°32′06.8″S 60°26′51″W
ArchipelagoSouth Shetland Islands
Area0.47 ha (1.2 acres)
Length127 m (417 ft)
Width100 m (300 ft)
Administration
Administered under the Antarctic Treaty
Demographics
Populationuninhabited
Topographic map of Livingston Island and Smith Island

The feature is named after Jesse Ramsden (1735-1800), a British mathematician and scientific instrument maker who created a modern, accurate theodolite; in association with other names in the area deriving from the early development or use of geodetic instruments and methods.

Location

Ramsden Rock is located in Hero Bay at 62°32′06.8″S 60°26′51″W,[2] which is 1 km northwest of Siddins Point, 9 km east-northeast of Avitohol Point and 9 km southwest of Desolation Island. 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
  1. 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
  2. Bulgarian Antarctic Gazetteer. Antarctic Place-names Commission

References

This article includes information from the Antarctic Place-names Commission of Bulgaria which is used with permission.


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