Brahe Rock (Bulgarian: скала Брахе, romanized:skala Brahe, IPA:[skɐˈla ˈbrahɛ]) is the rock off the north coast of Livingston Island in the South Shetland Islands, Antarctica 85 m long in west–east direction and 50 m wide, and split in three. Its surface area is 0.14 ha. The vicinity was visited by early 19th century sealers.[1]
Rock in Antarctica
Not to be confused with Brave Rock.
Brahe Rock
Location of Livingston Island in the South Shetland Islands
The feature is named after Tycho Brahe (1546-1601), a Danish astronomer who applied the triangulation method to map Hven (Ven) Island; in association with other names in the area deriving from the early development or use of geodetic instruments and methods.
Location
Brahe Rock is located at 62°33′56.6″S61°08′27″W,[2] which is 2.55km northeast of Essex Point, 430 m west of Window Island and 1.5km north of Voyteh Point. Bulgarian mapping in 2009 and 2017.
Antarctic Digital Database (ADD). Scale 1:250000 topographic map of Antarctica. Scientific Committee on Antarctic Research (SCAR). Since 1993, regularly upgraded and updated
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