Borda Rock (Bulgarian: скала Борда, romanized: skala Borda, IPA: [skɐˈla borˈda]) is the rock off the NW coast of Smith Island in the South Shetland Islands, Antarctica 270 m long in southwest-northeast direction and 90 m wide (extending 543 by 175 m together with the adjacent minor rocks). Its surface area is 1.46 ha. The vicinity was visited by early 19th century sealers.
The feature is named after Jean-Charles de Borda (1733-1799), a French mathematician, physicist and Navy officer who refined the reflecting circle; in association with other names in the area deriving from the early development or use of geodetic instruments and methods.
Location
Borda Rock is located at 62°55′01.6″S 62°32′15″W, which is 240 m northwest of Gregory Point. Bulgarian mapping in 2009 and 2017.
See also
- List of Antarctic and subantarctic islands
Maps
- 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)
- South Shetland Islands: Smith and Low Islands. Scale 1:150000 topographic map No. 13677. British Antarctic Survey, 2009
- L. Ivanov. Antarctica: Livingston Island and Smith Island. Scale 1:100000 topographic map. Manfred Wörner Foundation, 2017. ISBN 978-619-90008-3-0
- 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
- Borda Rock. Adjusted Copernix satellite image
This article includes information from the Antarctic Place-names Commission of Bulgaria which is used with permission.
