Ballestilla Reef
Location of Snow Island in the South Shetland Islands | |
Ballestilla Reef Location of Ballestilla Reef Ballestilla Reef Ballestilla Reef (South Shetland Islands) | |
| Geography | |
|---|---|
| Location | Antarctica |
| Coordinates | 62°44′05″S 61°31′46″W / 62.73472°S 61.52944°W |
| Archipelago | South Shetland Islands |
| Area | 0.38 ha (0.94 acres) |
| Length | 160 m (520 ft) |
| Width | 40 m (130 ft) |
| Administration | |
| Administered under the Antarctic Treaty | |
| Demographics | |
| Population | uninhabited |
Ballestilla Reef (Bulgarian: риф Балестиля, romanized: rif Ballestilla, IPA: [ˈrif bɐlɛˈstilʲɐ]) is a 160m long (in the northeast-southwest direction) by 40m wide flat and rocky low-tide elevation off the northwest coast of Snow Island in the South Shetland Islands, Antarctica. Its surface area is 0.38 ha. The vicinity was visited by early 19th century sealers.[1]
The feature is named after the geodetic instrument ballestilla, also known as Jacob's staff or cross-staff; in association with other names in the area deriving from the early development or use of geodetic instruments and methods.
Location
Ballestilla Reef is located at 62°44′05″S 61°31′46″W / 62.73472°S 61.52944°W,[2] which is 2.25 km northwest of Byewater Point, determined by 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
- ^ 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
References
- Bulgarian Antarctic Gazetteer. Antarctic Place-names Commission. (details in Bulgarian, basic data in English)
External links
- Ballestilla Reef. Adjusted Copernix satellite image
This article includes information from the Antarctic Place-names Commission of Bulgaria which is used with permission.