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 is located in Antarctica
Waldseemüller Rock
Waldseemüller Rock
Location of Waldseemüller Rock
Waldseemüller Rock is located in South Shetland Islands
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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