Ballestilla Reef

Ballestilla Reef
Location of Snow Island in the South Shetland Islands
Ballestilla Reef is located in Antarctica
Ballestilla Reef
Ballestilla Reef
Location of Ballestilla Reef
Ballestilla Reef is located in South Shetland Islands
Ballestilla Reef
Ballestilla Reef
Ballestilla Reef (South Shetland Islands)
Geography
LocationAntarctica
Coordinates62°44′05″S 61°31′46″W / 62.73472°S 61.52944°W / -62.73472; -61.52944
ArchipelagoSouth Shetland Islands
Area0.38 ha (0.94 acres)
Length160 m (520 ft)
Width40 m (130 ft)
Administration
Administered under the Antarctic Treaty
Demographics
Populationuninhabited
Topographic map of Livingston, Greenwich, Robert, Snow and Smith Islands

Ballestilla Reef (Bulgarian: риф Балестиля, romanized: rif Ballestilla, IPA: [ˈrif bɐlɛˈstilʲɐ]) is the 160 m long in southeast–northwest direction and 40 m wide flat and rocky low-tide elevation off the northwest coast of Snow Island in the South Shetland Islands, Antarctica. Its surface area is 0.38 ha. The vicinity was visited by early 19th century sealers.[1]

The feature is named after the geodetic instrument ballestilla, also known as Jacob's staff or cross-staff; in association with other names in the area deriving from the early development or use of geodetic instruments and methods.

Location

Ballestilla Reef is located at 62°44′05″S 61°31′46″W / 62.73472°S 61.52944°W / -62.73472; -61.52944,[2] which is 2.25 km northwest of Byewater Point. 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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