Vietor Rock
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Vietor Rock is a rock linked by a spit to Nikopol Point
on the south coast of Byers Peninsula
, Livingston Island in the South Shetland Islands
, Antarctica. The area was visited by early 19th century sealers
operating on Byers Peninsula.
The feature is named after Alexander Vietor, Curator of Maps, Yale University Library
, who discovered the original logbooks of the American sealing vessels Hersilia, 1819–20, and Huron, 1820-21.
, Snow Island
, 5.15 km (3.2 mi) east-northeast of Long Rock
and 4.52 km (2.8 mi) east-southeast of Devils Point
(British mapping in 1968, Chilean in 1971, Argentine in 1980, detailed Spanish mapping in 1992, and Bulgarian mapping in 2009).
Nikopol Point
Nikopol Point is a snow-free point on the south coast of Byers Peninsula, Livingston Island in the South Shetland Islands, Antarctica projecting 650 m into Bransfield Strait and linked by a spit to Vietor Rock to the south...
on the south coast of Byers Peninsula
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. The area was visited by early 19th century sealers
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...
operating on Byers Peninsula.
The feature is named after Alexander Vietor, Curator of Maps, Yale University Library
Yale University Library
Yale University Library is the library system of Yale University in New Haven, Connecticut, United States. It is the second-largest academic library in the North America, with approximately 12.5 million volumes housed in 20 buildings on campus...
, who discovered the original logbooks of the American sealing vessels Hersilia, 1819–20, and Huron, 1820-21.
Location
The rock is located at 62°40′59"S 61°05′53"W which is 1.2 km (0.745647283979768 mi) south-southwest of Nikopol Point, 7.16 km (4.4 mi) northeast of President HeadPresident Head
President Head is a headland forming the east extremity of Snow Island, in the South Shetland Islands, Antarctica. Extending 2.6 km in east-northeast direction, rising to 107 m at St. Sofroniy Knoll. Adjacent ice-free area ca. ....
, Snow Island
Snow Island (South Shetland Islands)
Snow Island or Isla Nevada is a completely ice-covered island, in size, lying southwest of Livingston Island in the South Shetland Islands. Surface area...
, 5.15 km (3.2 mi) east-northeast of Long Rock
Long Rock, Livingston Island
Long Rock is a large rock extending in east-west direction, wide and rising to in the northeast of Morton Strait in the South Shetland Islands, Antarctica...
and 4.52 km (2.8 mi) east-southeast of Devils Point
Devils Point
Devils Point is a point marking the southwest extremity of Byers Peninsula, Livingston Island in the South Shetland Islands, Antarctica and forming the southeast side of the entrance to Osogovo Bay and the west side of the entrance to Raskuporis Cove...
(British mapping in 1968, Chilean in 1971, Argentine in 1980, detailed Spanish mapping in 1992, and Bulgarian mapping in 2009).
See also
- Composite Antarctic Gazetteer
- List of Antarctic islands south of 60° S
- SCARScarScars are areas of fibrous tissue that replace normal skin after injury. A scar results from the biological process of wound repair in the skin and other tissues of the body. Thus, scarring is a natural part of the healing process. With the exception of very minor lesions, every wound results in...
- Territorial claims in Antarctica
Maps
- Península Byers, Isla Livingston. Mapa topográfico a escala 1:25000. Madrid: Servicio Geográfico del Ejército, 1992.
- 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
