Essex Point
Encyclopedia
Essex Point is a point at the northwest end of Byers Peninsula
, Livingston Island in the South Shetland Islands
, Antarctica forming the west side of the entrance to Barclay Bay
and the northeast side of the entrance to Svishtov Cove
.
The point is named after the American sealing
ship Essex (under Captain Chester) that visited the South Shetland Islands in 1821-22.
and 24.16 kn southwest of Cape Shirreff
(Argentine mapping in 1954, British mapping in 1968, detailed Spanish mapping in 1992, and Bulgarian mapping in 2005 and 2009).
Byers Peninsula
Byers Peninsula is a mainly ice-free peninsula forming the west end of Livingston Island in the South Shetland Islands. It occupies , and includes the small freshwater Basalt Lake. The area was visited by early 19th century American and British sealers who came almost exclusively from New England,...
, Livingston Island in the South Shetland Islands
South Shetland Islands
The South Shetland Islands are a group of Antarctic islands, lying about north of the Antarctic Peninsula, with a total area of . By the Antarctic Treaty of 1959, the Islands' sovereignty is neither recognized nor disputed by the signatories and they are free for use by any signatory for...
, Antarctica forming the west side of the entrance to Barclay Bay
Barclay Bay
Barclay Bay is a bay lying between Cape Shirreff and Essex Point on the north side of Livingston Island, in the South Shetland Islands. The name appears on an 1825 chart of the British sealing expedition under James Weddell, and is now established in international usage.-Maps:* L.L. Ivanov et al....
and the northeast side of the entrance to Svishtov Cove
Svishtov Cove
Svishtov Cove is a 2 km wide cove indenting for 1.5 km the northwest extremity of Byers Peninsula, Livingston Island in the South Shetland Islands, Antarctica...
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The point is named after the American sealing
Seal hunting
Seal hunting, or sealing, is the personal or commercial hunting of seals. The hunt is currently practiced in five countries: Canada, where most of the world's seal hunting takes place, Namibia, the Danish region of Greenland, Norway and Russia...
ship Essex (under Captain Chester) that visited the South Shetland Islands in 1821-22.
Location
The point is located at 62°34′33.9"S 61°11′02"W which is 2.18 km northeast of Start PointStart Point, Livingston Island
Start Point is a point marking the northwest end of Byers Peninsula, Livingston Island in the South Shetland Islands, Antarctica and forming the southwest side of the entrance to Svishtov Cove and the northeast side of the entrance to the New Plymouth bay...
and 24.16 kn southwest of Cape Shirreff
Cape Shirreff
Cape Shirreff is a prominent cape at the north end of the rocky peninsula which separates Hero Bay and Barclay Bay on the north coast of Livingston Island, in the South Shetland Islands...
(Argentine mapping in 1954, British mapping in 1968, detailed Spanish mapping in 1992, and Bulgarian mapping in 2005 and 2009).
Maps
- Península Byers, Isla Livingston. Mapa topográfico a escala 1:25000. Madrid: Servicio Geográfico del Ejército, 1992.
- L.L. Ivanov et al. Antarctica: Livingston Island and Greenwich Island, South Shetland Islands. Scale 1:100000 topographic map. Sofia: Antarctic Place-names Commission of Bulgaria, 2005.
- L.L. Ivanov. Antarctica: Livingston Island and Greenwich, Robert, Snow and Smith Islands. Scale 1:120000 topographic map. Troyan: Manfred Wörner Foundation, 2009. ISBN 978-954-92032-6-4
