Waldseemüller Rock

Waldseemüller Rock (Bulgarian: скала Валдзеемюлер, romanized: skala Waldseemüller, IPA: [skɐˈla ˈvaldzɛɛmʲulɛr]) is the rock off the south extremity of Snow Island in the South Shetland Islands, Antarctica 136 m long in west-east direction and 53 m wide, with a surface area of 0.48 ha. The vicinity was visited by early 19th century sealers.[1]

Waldseemüller Rock
Location of Snow Island in the South Shetland Islands
Waldseemüller Rock
Location of Waldseemüller Rock
Waldseemüller Rock
Waldseemüller Rock (South Shetland Islands)
Geography
LocationAntarctica
Coordinates62°51′52″S 61°26′31″W
ArchipelagoSouth Shetland Islands
Area0.48 ha (1.2 acres)
Length136 m (446 ft)
Width53 m (174 ft)
Administration
Administered under the Antarctic Treaty
Demographics
Populationuninhabited
Topographic map of Livingston, Greenwich, Robert, Snow and Smith Islands

The feature is named after Martin Waldseemüller (c. 1470-1520), a German cartographer and topographer who created an early forerunner of the theodolite; in association with other names in the area deriving from the early development or use of geodetic instruments and methods.

Location

Waldseemüller Rock is located at 62°51′52″S 61°26′31″W,[2] which is 2.5 km south by west of Cape Conway and 930 m southwest of Tooth Rock. Bulgarian mapping in 2009.

See also

Maps
  • South Shetland Islands. Scale 1:200000 topographic map. DOS 610 Sheet W 62 60. 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)
  • 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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