Bris Rock

62°15′01.5″S 59°10′12″W / 62.250417°S 59.17000°W / -62.250417; -59.17000ArchipelagoSouth Shetland IslandsArea0.21 ha (0.52 acres)Length70 m (230 ft)Width60 m (200 ft)AdministrationAdministered under the Antarctic TreatyDemographicsPopulationuninhabited

Bris Rock (Bulgarian: скала Брис, romanized: skala Bris, IPA: [skɐˈla ˈbris]) is the rock off the northwest coast of Nelson Island in the South Shetland Islands, Antarctica extending 70 m in south–north direction and 60 m in west–east direction. Its surface area is 0.21 ha. The vicinity was visited by early 19th century sealers.^[1]

The feature is named after the Bris sextant invented by the Swedish sailor and writer Sven Yrvind; in association with other names in the area deriving from the early development or use of geodetic instruments and methods.

Location

Bris Rock is located at 62°15′01.5″S 59°10′12″W / 62.250417°S 59.17000°W / -62.250417; -59.17000,^[2] which is 1.41 km west-northwest of Retamales Point, 2 km northeast of Smilets Point and 2.1 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

• Bris Rock. Adjusted Copernix satellite image

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