Cosmolabe Rock (Bulgarian: скала Космолабия, romanized: skala Cosmolabe, IPA: [skɐˈla kosmoˈlabija]) is the rock off the NW coast of northwest coast of Nelson Island in the South Shetland Islands, Antarctica extending 120 m in southeast–northwest direction and 50 m wide. Its surface area is 0.23 ha. The vicinity was visited by early 19th century sealers.[1]

Cosmolabe Rock

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Geography
Location	Antarctica
Coordinates	62°14′51.2″S 59°09′21.6″W
Archipelago	South Shetland Islands
Area	0.23 ha (0.57 acres)
Length	120 m (390 ft)
Width	50 m (160 ft)
Administration
Administered under the Antarctic Treaty
Demographics
Population	uninhabited

The feature is named after the cosmolabe, an instrument created by the French inventor and mathematician Jacques Besson (ca 1540–1573) to be used for navigation, surveying and cartography; in association with other names in the area deriving from the early development or use of geodetic instruments and methods.

Location

Cosmolabe Rock is located at 62°14′51.2″S 59°09′21.6″W,[2] which is 860 m northwest of Retamales Point, 2.7 km northeast of Smilets Point and 1.43 km southwest of Withem Island. British mapping in 1968.

See also

• List of Antarctic and subantarctic islands

Maps

• Livingston Island to King George Island. Scale 1:200000. Admiralty Nautical Chart 1776. Taunton: UK Hydrographic Office, 1968.
• South Shetland Islands. Scale 1:200000 topographic map No. 3373. DOS 610 - W 62 58. Tolworth, UK, 1968.
• Antarctic Digital Database (ADD). Scale 1:250000 topographic map of Antarctica. Scientific Committee on Antarctic Research (SCAR). Since 1993, regularly upgraded and updated.

References

• Bulgarian Antarctic Gazetteer. Antarctic Place-names Commission. (details in Bulgarian, basic data in English)

External links

• Cosmolabe Rock. 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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