Rocks in the South Shetland Islands, Antarctica
Sally Rocks is a small group of rocks trending southwestwards in South Bay just off the west coast of Hurd Peninsula , Livingston Island in the South Shetland Islands, Antarctica .
The feature's name derives from the name 'Sallys Cove' applied in 1820-23 by James Weddell to a cove in the vicinity.
Location
The rocks are centred at 62°42′08.8″S 60°25′45.7″W / 62.702444°S 60.429361°W / -62.702444; -60.429361 which is 1.78 km (1.11 mi) south of Salisbury Bluff , 2.04 km (1.27 mi) north of Miers Bluff and 10.82 km (6.72 mi) southeast of Hannah Point . British mapping in 1968, detailed Spanish mapping in 1991, and Bulgarian mapping in 2005, 2009 and 2017.
Sally Rocks Camp
The Bulgarian Sally Rocks Camp (62°42′08″S 60°25′07″W / 62.702111°S 60.418556°W / -62.702111; -60.418556 ) on the Hurd Peninsula beach facing the rocks supported geological research on southern Hurd Peninsula in 2005/06 and subsequent seasons.[ 1]
Topographic map of Livingston Island and Smith Island
See also
Maps
Isla Livingston: Península Hurd. Mapa topográfico de escala 1:25000. Madrid: Servicio Geográfico del Ejército, 1991. (Map reproduced on p. 16 of the linked work)
L.L. Ivanov et al., Antarctica: Livingston Island and Greenwich Island, South Shetland Islands (from English Strait to Morton Strait, with illustrations and ice-cover distribution), Scale 1: 100000 map, Antarctic Place-names Commission of Bulgaria, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Sofia, 2005.
L.L. Ivanov. Antarctica: Livingston Island and Greenwich, Robert, Snow and Smith Islands . Scale 1:120000 topographic map. Troyan: Manfred Wörner Foundation, 2009.
Antarctic Digital Database (ADD). Scale 1:250000 topographic map of Antarctica. Scientific Committee on Antarctic Research (SCAR). Since 1993, regularly upgraded and updated.
L.L. Ivanov. Antarctica: Livingston Island and Smith Island . Scale 1:100000 topographic map. Manfred Wörner Foundation, 2017. ISBN 978-619-90008-3-0
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