Geography | |
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Location | Antarctica |
Coordinates | 62°56′54″S 62°33′04″W / 62.94833°S 62.55111°W |
Archipelago | South Shetland Islands |
Area | 1.29 ha (3.2 acres) |
Length | 230 m (750 ft) |
Width | 85 m (279 ft) |
Administration | |
Administered under the Antarctic Treaty | |
Demographics | |
Population | uninhabited |
Lenoir Rock ( Bulgarian: скала Леноар, romanized: skala Lenoir, IPA: [skɐˈla lɛnoˈɐr]) is the rock off the NW coast of Smith Island in the South Shetland Islands, Antarctica 230 m long in southwest-northeast direction and 85 m wide with a surface area of 1.29 ha. The vicinity was visited by early 19th century sealers. [1]
The feature is named after Étienne Lenoir (1744-1832), a Belgian-French scientific instrument maker and inventor of the repeating circle; in association with other names in the area deriving from the early development or use of geodetic instruments and methods.
Lenoir Rock is located at 62°56′54″S 62°33′04″W / 62.94833°S 62.55111°W, [2] which is 380 m southwest of Jireček Point and 1.85 km northeast of Villagra Point. Bulgarian mapping in 2009 and 2017.
This article includes information from the
Antarctic Place-names Commission of Bulgaria which is used with permission.
Geography | |
---|---|
Location | Antarctica |
Coordinates | 62°56′54″S 62°33′04″W / 62.94833°S 62.55111°W |
Archipelago | South Shetland Islands |
Area | 1.29 ha (3.2 acres) |
Length | 230 m (750 ft) |
Width | 85 m (279 ft) |
Administration | |
Administered under the Antarctic Treaty | |
Demographics | |
Population | uninhabited |
Lenoir Rock ( Bulgarian: скала Леноар, romanized: skala Lenoir, IPA: [skɐˈla lɛnoˈɐr]) is the rock off the NW coast of Smith Island in the South Shetland Islands, Antarctica 230 m long in southwest-northeast direction and 85 m wide with a surface area of 1.29 ha. The vicinity was visited by early 19th century sealers. [1]
The feature is named after Étienne Lenoir (1744-1832), a Belgian-French scientific instrument maker and inventor of the repeating circle; in association with other names in the area deriving from the early development or use of geodetic instruments and methods.
Lenoir Rock is located at 62°56′54″S 62°33′04″W / 62.94833°S 62.55111°W, [2] which is 380 m southwest of Jireček Point and 1.85 km northeast of Villagra Point. Bulgarian mapping in 2009 and 2017.
This article includes information from the
Antarctic Place-names Commission of Bulgaria which is used with permission.