Sisson Rock

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Sisson Rock ({{langx|bg|скала Сисън|skala Sisson}}, {{IPA|bg|skɐˈla ˈsisən|IPA}}) is the rock off the north coast of Livingston Island in the South Shetland Islands, Antarctica {{convert|65|m|abbr=on}} long in west-east direction and {{convert|37|m|abbr=on}} wide, and split in three. Its surface area is {{convert|0.08|ha|abbr=on}}. The vicinity was visited by early 19th century sealers.L. Ivanov. [http://livingston-island.weebly.com/ 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

The feature is named after Jonathan Sisson (1690–1747), a British instrument maker who invented the modern theodolite for surveying; in association with other names in the area deriving from the early development or use of geodetic instruments and methods.

Location

Sisson Rock is located at {{coord|62|33|57|S|61|08|52|W|display=inline,title}},[http://apcbg.org/gazet.pdf Bulgarian Antarctic Gazetteer.] Antarctic Place-names Commission which is 2.26 km northeast of Essex Point, 800 m west of Window Island and 1.5 km north of Voyteh Point, according to mapping in 2009 and 2017.

Maps

Livingston Island to King George Island. Scale 1:200000. Admiralty Nautical Chart 1776. Taunton: UK Hydrographic Office, 1968
[http://data.aad.gov.au/aadc/mapcat/display_map.cfm?map_id=3373 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}}
[http://www.add.scar.org Antarctic Digital Database (ADD).] Scale 1:250000 topographic map of Antarctica. Scientific Committee on Antarctic Research (SCAR). Since 1993, regularly upgraded and updated

Notes

References

[http://apcbg.org/gazet-bg.pdf Bulgarian Antarctic Gazetteer.] Antarctic Place-names Commission. (details in Bulgarian, [http://apcbg.org/gazet.pdf basic data] in English)

External links

[https://copernix.io/#?where=-61.148184789188825,-62.56586287818054,18&?query=&?map_type=hybrid Sisson Rock.] Adjusted Copernix satellite image

Category:Rock formations of Livingston Island

Category:Bulgaria and the Antarctic