Chorobates Rock

62°15′28.7″S 59°10′43″W / 62.257972°S 59.17861°W / -62.257972; -59.17861ArchipelagoSouth Shetland IslandsArea0.25 ha (0.62 acres)Length83 m (272 ft)Width55 m (180 ft)AdministrationAdministered under the Antarctic TreatyDemographicsPopulationuninhabited

Chorobates Rock (Bulgarian: скала Хоробат, romanized: skala Chorobates, IPA: [skɐˈla horoˈbat]) is the rock off the NW coast of northwest coast of Nelson Island in the South Shetland Islands, Antarctica extending 83 m in south–north direction and 55 m in west–east direction. Its surface area is 0.25 ha. The vicinity was visited by early 19th century sealers.^[1]

The feature is named after the chorobates, an ancient Roman device for measuring slopes; in association with other names in the area deriving from the early development or use of geodetic instruments and methods.

Location

Chorobates Rock is located at 62°15′28.7″S 59°10′43″W / 62.257972°S 59.17861°W / -62.257972; -59.17861,^[2] which is 1.05 km northeast of Smilets Point, 425 m east of Meldia Rock and 1.89 km west-southwest of Retamales Point. 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

• Chorobates Rock. Adjusted Copernix satellite image

This article includes information from the Antarctic Place-names Commission of Bulgaria which is used with permission.