Simms Rock

62°32′18.6″S 60°28′11″W / 62.538500°S 60.46972°W / -62.538500; -60.46972ArchipelagoSouth Shetland IslandsArea0.42 ha (1.0 acre)Length134 m (440 ft)Width65 m (213 ft)AdministrationAdministered under the Antarctic TreatyDemographicsPopulationuninhabited

Simms Rock (Bulgarian: скала Симс, romanized: skala Simms, IPA: [skɐˈla ˈsims]) is the rock off the north coast of Livingston Island in the South Shetland Islands, Antarctica 134 m long in southeast–northwest direction and 65 m wide, with a surface area of 0.42 ha. The vicinity was visited by early 19th century sealers.^[1]

The feature is named after William Simms (1793-1860), a British instrument maker who improved the theodolite design; in association with other names in the area deriving from the early development or use of geodetic instruments and methods.

Location

Simms Rock is located in Hero Bay at 62°32′18.6″S 60°28′11″W / 62.538500°S 60.46972°W / -62.538500; -60.46972,^[2] which is 1.85 km west-northwest of Siddins Point, 8 km east-northeast of Avitohol Point and 10 km southwest of Desolation Island. Bulgarian mapping in 2009 and 2017.

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
• 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)
• 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

• Simms Rock. Adjusted Copernix satellite image

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