Brahe Rock

Brahe Rock (Bulgarian: скала Брахе, romanized: skala Brahe, IPA: [skɐˈla ˈbrahɛ]) is the rock off the north coast of Livingston Island in the South Shetland Islands, Antarctica 85 m long in west–east direction and 50 m wide, and split in three. Its surface area is 0.14 ha. The vicinity was visited by early 19th century sealers.[1]

Not to be confused with Brave Rock.
Brahe Rock
Location of Livingston Island in the South Shetland Islands
Brahe Rock is located in Antarctica
Brahe Rock
Brahe Rock
Location of Brahe Rock
Brahe Rock is located in South Shetland Islands
Brahe Rock
Brahe Rock
Brahe Rock (South Shetland Islands)
Geography
LocationAntarctica
Coordinates62°33′56.6″S 61°08′27″W
ArchipelagoSouth Shetland Islands
Area0.14 ha (0.35 acres)
Length85 m (279 ft)
Width50 m (160 ft)
Administration
Administered under the Antarctic Treaty
Demographics
Populationuninhabited
Topographic map of Livingston Island and Smith Island

The feature is named after Tycho Brahe (1546-1601), a Danish astronomer who applied the triangulation method to map Hven (Ven) Island; in association with other names in the area deriving from the early development or use of geodetic instruments and methods.

Location

Brahe Rock is located at 62°33′56.6″S 61°08′27″W,[2] which is 2.55 km northeast of Essex Point, 430 m west of Window Island and 1.5 km north of Voyteh Point. Bulgarian mapping in 2009 and 2017.

See also

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
  • 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
  • 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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