Lenoir Rock

Lenoir Rock (Bulgarian: скала Леноар, romanized: skala Lenoir, IPA: [skɐˈla lɛnoˈɐr]) is the rock off the NW coast of Smith Island in the South Shetland Islands, Antarctica 230 m long in southwest-northeast direction and 85 m wide with a surface area of 1.29 ha. The vicinity was visited by early 19th century sealers.[1]

Lenoir Rock
Location of Smith Island in the South Shetland Islands
Lenoir Rock is located in Antarctica
Lenoir Rock
Lenoir Rock
Location of Lenoir Rock
Lenoir Rock is located in South Shetland Islands
Lenoir Rock
Lenoir Rock
Lenoir Rock (South Shetland Islands)
Geography
LocationAntarctica
Coordinates62°56′54″S 62°33′04″W
ArchipelagoSouth Shetland Islands
Area1.29 ha (3.2 acres)
Length230 m (750 ft)
Width85 m (279 ft)
Administration
Administered under the Antarctic Treaty
Demographics
Populationuninhabited
Topographic map of Livingston Island and Smith Island

The feature is named after Étienne Lenoir (1744-1832), a French scientific instrument maker and inventor of the repeating circle; in association with other names in the area deriving from the early development or use of geodetic instruments and methods.

Location

Lenoir Rock is located at 62°56′54″S 62°33′04″W,[2] which is 380 m southwest of Jireček Point and 1.85 km northeast of Villagra Point. Bulgarian mapping in 2009 and 2017.

See also

Maps
  • 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)
  • South Shetland Islands: Smith and Low Islands. Scale 1:150000 topographic map No. 13677. British Antarctic Survey, 2009
  • 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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