Cosmolabe Rock

62°14′51.2″S 59°09′21.6″W / 62.247556°S 59.156000°W / -62.247556; -59.156000ArchipelagoSouth Shetland IslandsArea0.23 ha (0.57 acres)Length120 m (390 ft)Width50 m (160 ft)AdministrationAdministered under the Antarctic TreatyDemographicsPopulationuninhabited

Cosmolabe Rock (Bulgarian: скала Космолабия, romanized: skala Cosmolabe, IPA: [skɐˈla kosmoˈlabija]) is the rock off the NW coast of northwest coast of Nelson Island in the South Shetland Islands, Antarctica extending 120 m in southeast–northwest direction and 50 m wide. Its surface area is 0.23 ha. The vicinity was visited by early 19th century sealers.^[1]

The feature is named after the cosmolabe, an instrument created by the French inventor and mathematician Jacques Besson (ca 1540–1573) to be used for navigation, surveying and cartography; in association with other names in the area deriving from the early development or use of geodetic instruments and methods.

Location

Cosmolabe Rock is located at 62°14′51.2″S 59°09′21.6″W / 62.247556°S 59.156000°W / -62.247556; -59.156000,^[2] which is 860 m northwest of Retamales Point, 2.7 km northeast of Smilets Point and 1.43 km southwest of Withem Island. British mapping in 1968.

See also

• List of Antarctic and subantarctic islands

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.
• Antarctic Digital Database (ADD). Scale 1:250000 topographic map of Antarctica. Scientific Committee on Antarctic Research (SCAR). Since 1993, regularly upgraded and updated.

References

• Bulgarian Antarctic Gazetteer. Antarctic Place-names Commission. (details in Bulgarian, basic data in English)

External links

• Cosmolabe Rock. Adjusted Copernix satellite image

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