Troughton Rocks

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Troughton Rocks
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Troughton Rocks
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Troughton Rocks
Troughton Rocks (South Shetland Islands)
Geography
Location Antarctica
Coordinates 62°44′42″S61°33′23″W / 62.74500°S 61.55639°W / -62.74500; -61.55639
Archipelago South Shetland Islands
Area27 ha (67 acres)
Length315 m (1033 ft)
Width120 m (390 ft)
Administration
Administered under the Antarctic Treaty
Demographics
Populationuninhabited
Topographic map of Livingston, Greenwich, Robert, Snow and Smith Islands Livingston-Island-Map-2010.jpg
Topographic map of Livingston, Greenwich, Robert, Snow and Smith Islands

Troughton Rocks (Bulgarian : скали Трутън, romanized: skali Troughton, IPA: [skɐˈliˈtrutən] ) are the group of rocks off the northwest extremity of Snow Island in the South Shetland Islands, Antarctica lying in an aquatory of 27 ha that is 315 m long in east-west direction and 120 m wide. The vicinity was visited by early 19th century sealers. [1]

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The feature is named after Edward Troughton (1753-1835), a British instrument maker who improved the theodolite design; in association with other names in the area deriving from the early development or use of geodetic instruments and methods.

Location

Troughton Rocks are centred at 62°44′42″S61°33′23″W / 62.74500°S 61.55639°W / -62.74500; -61.55639 , [2] which is 2.7 km west-northwest of Byewater Point. British mapping in 1968.

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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

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References

This article includes information from the Antarctic Place-names Commission of Bulgaria which is used with permission.