Ballestilla Reef (Bulgarian: риф Балестиля, romanized: rif Ballestilla, IPA: [ˈrif bɐlɛˈstilʲɐ]) is the 160 m long in southeast-northwest direction and 40 m 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]

Ballestilla Reef

Location of Snow Island in the South Shetland Islands
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Geography
Location	Antarctica
Coordinates	62°44′05″S 61°31′46″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

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,[2] which is 2.25 km northwest of Byewater Point. Bulgarian mapping in 2009.

See also

• List of Antarctic and subantarctic islands

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

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.

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