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Ritchie Rock (Bulgarian: скала Ричи, romanized: skala Ritchie, IPA: [skɐˈla ˈrit͡ʃi]) is the conspicuous rock off the southwest coast of Snow Island in the South Shetland Islands, Antarctica extending 80 m in south-north direction and 73 m in west-east direction, with a surface area of 0.17 ha. The vicinity was visited by early 19th century sealers.[1]
 Location of Snow Island in the South Shetland Islands | |
  Ritchie Rock Location of Ritchie Rock  Ritchie Rock Ritchie Rock (South Shetland Islands) | |
| Geography | |
|---|---|
| Location | Antarctica |
| Coordinates | 62°51′03″S 61°22′35.5″W |
| Archipelago | South Shetland Islands |
| Area | 0.17 ha (0.42 acres) |
| Length | 80 m (260 ft) |
| Width | 73 m (240 ft) |
| Administration | |
| Administered under the Antarctic Treaty | |
| Demographics | |
| Population | uninhabited |
The feature is named after Edward Samuel Ritchie (1814-1895), an American inventor and physicist who created a waterborne version of the theodolite used in harbour surveys; in association with other names in the area deriving from the early development or use of geodetic instruments and methods.
Location
Ritchie Rock is located at 62°51′03″S 61°22′35.5″W,[2] which is 2.6 km east-northeast of Tooth Rock, 2.84 km east-southeast of Cape Conway and 1.82 km south-southeast of Pazardzhik Point. Bulgarian mapping in 2009.
See also
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
- L. Ivanov. General Geography and History of Livingston Island. In: Bulgarian Antarctic Research: A Synthesis. Eds. C. Pimpirev and N. Chipev. Sofia: St. Kliment Ohridski University Press, 2015. pp. 17–28
- Bulgarian Antarctic Gazetteer. Antarctic Place-names Commission
References
- Bulgarian Antarctic Gazetteer. Antarctic Place-names Commission. (details in Bulgarian, basic data in English)
External links
- Ritchie 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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На других языках
[de] Ritchie Rock
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