Ritchie Rock

Ritchie Rock (Bulgarian: скала Ричи, romanized: skala Ritchie, IPA: [skɐˈla ˈrit͡ʃi]) is the conspicuous rock off the southwest coast of Snow Island in the South Shetland Islands, Antarctica extending 80 m in south–north direction and 73 m in west–east direction, with a surface area of 0.17 ha. The vicinity was visited by early 19th century sealers.[1]

Ritchie Rock
Location of Snow Island in the South Shetland Islands
Ritchie Rock is located in Antarctica
Ritchie Rock
Ritchie Rock
Location of Ritchie Rock
Ritchie Rock is located in South Shetland Islands
Ritchie Rock
Ritchie Rock
Ritchie Rock (South Shetland Islands)
Geography
LocationAntarctica
Coordinates62°51′03″S 61°22′35.5″W
ArchipelagoSouth Shetland Islands
Area0.17 ha (0.42 acres)
Length80 m (260 ft)
Width73 m (240 ft)
Administration
Administered under the Antarctic Treaty
Demographics
Populationuninhabited
Topographic map of Livingston, Greenwich, Robert, Snow and Smith Islands

The feature is named after Edward Samuel Ritchie (1814-1895), an American inventor and physicist who created a waterborne version of the theodolite used in harbour surveys; in association with other names in the area deriving from the early development or use of geodetic instruments and methods.

Location

Ritchie Rock is located at 62°51′03″S 61°22′35.5″W,[2] which is 2.6 km east-northeast of Tooth Rock, 2.84 km east-southeast of Cape Conway and 1.82 km south-southeast of Pazardzhik 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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