Vodoley Rock

Vodoley Rock is the rock extending 220 m (720 ft) in northwest–southeast direction and 110 m (360 ft) wide in Barclay Bay on the west side of Ioannes Paulus II Peninsula on Livingston Island in the South Shetland Islands, Antarctica. The area was visited by early 19th century sealers operating on nearby Byers Peninsula and Cape Shirreff.

Vodoley Rock
Location of Ioannes Paulus II Peninsula in the South Shetland Islands
Vodoley Rock
Location on Antarctic Peninsula
Vodoley Rock
Location in Antarctica
Geography
LocationAntarctica
Coordinates62°31′13.5″S 60°51′35″W
ArchipelagoSouth Shetland Islands
Administration
Administered under the Antarctic Treaty System
Demographics
Populationuninhabited

The feature is named after the settlement of Vodoley in northern Bulgaria.

Location

The rock is located at 62°31′13″S 60°51′35″W which is 1.2 km (0.75 mi)west-southwest of Dreyfus Point, 1.8 km (1.1 mi) northwest of Scesa Point and 4.75 km (2.95 mi) northeast of Frederick Rocks (Bulgarian mapping in 2005 and 2009).

Topographic map of Livingston Island and Smith Island

See also

Maps
  • L.L. Ivanov et al. Antarctica: Livingston Island and Greenwich Island, South Shetland Islands. Scale 1:100000 topographic map. Sofia: Antarctic Place-names Commission of Bulgaria, 2005.
  • L.L. Ivanov. Antarctica: Livingston Island and Greenwich, Robert, Snow and Smith Islands. Scale 1:120000 topographic map. Troyan: Manfred Wörner Foundation, 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

    References

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


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