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Chorobates Rock
	Chorobates Rock Location in the South Shetland Islands Chorobates Rock Location in Antarctica
Geography
Location	Antarctica
Coordinates	62°15′28.7″S 59°10′43″W / 62.257972°S 59.17861°W
Archipelago	South Shetland Islands
Area	0.25 ha (0.62 acres)
Length	83 m (272 ft)
Width	55 m (180 ft)
Administration
	Administered under the Antarctic Treaty
Demographics
Population	uninhabited

Chorobates Rock (Bulgarian: скала Хоробат, romanized: skala Chorobates, IPA: [skɐˈla horoˈbat]) is the rock off the NW coast of northwest coast of Nelson Island in the South Shetland Islands, Antarctica extending 83 m in south–north direction and 55 m in west–east direction. Its surface area is 0.25 ha. The vicinity was visited by early 19th century sealers.^[1]

The feature is named after the chorobates, an ancient Roman device for measuring slopes; in association with other names in the area deriving from the early development or use of geodetic instruments and methods.

Location

Chorobates Rock is located at 62°15′28.7″S 59°10′43″W / 62.257972°S 59.17861°W / -62.257972; -59.17861,^[2] which is 1.05 km northeast of Smilets Point, 425 m east of Meldia Rock and 1.89 km west-southwest of Retamales Point. British mapping in 1968.

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

^ 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
^ Bulgarian Antarctic Gazetteer. Antarctic Place-names Commission