Coordinates: 62°15′04.2″S 59°11′15.2″W / 62.251167°S 59.187556°W / -62.251167; -59.187556

Odometer Rock

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Odometer Rock
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Geography
LocationAntarctica
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ArchipelagoSouth Shetland Islands
Area0.07 ha (0.17 acres)
Length40 m (130 ft)
Width30 m (100 ft)
Administration
Administered under the Antarctic Treaty
Demographics
Populationuninhabited

Odometer Rock (Bulgarian: скала Одометър, romanizedskala Odometer, IPA: [skɐˈla odoˈmɛtər]) is the rock off the NW coast of northwest coast of Nelson Island in the South Shetland Islands, Antarctica extending 40 m in west–east direction and 30 m in south–north direction. Its surface area is 0.07 ha. The vicinity was visited by early 19th century sealers.[1]

The feature is named after the surveying instrument odometer used for measuring the distance traveled by a vehicle; in association with other names in the area deriving from the early development or use of geodetic instruments and methods.

Location

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Odometer Rock is located at Lua error in Module:Coordinates at line 489: attempt to index field 'wikibase' (a nil value).,[2] which is 1.68 km north of Smilets Point, 2.58 km northeast of Folger Rock and 2.3 km west of Retamales Point. British mapping in 1968.

See also

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  • 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

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  1. ^ 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
  2. ^ Bulgarian Antarctic Gazetteer. Antarctic Place-names Commission
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This article includes information from the Antarctic Place-names Commission of Bulgaria which is used with permission.

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