Meldia Rock (Bulgarian: скала Мелдия, ‘Skala Meldia’ \ska-'la 'mel-di-ya\) is the rock of diameter 220 m and split in east-west direction, lying off the northwest coast of Nelson Island in the South Shetland Islands, Antarctica. The area was visited by early 19th century sealers.
![]() Location of Nelson Island in the South Shetland Islands | |
Geography | |
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Location | Antarctica |
Coordinates | 62°15′28.7″S 59°11′21″W / 62.257972°S 59.18917°W |
Archipelago | South Shetland Islands |
Administration | |
Administered under the Antarctic Treaty System | |
Demographics | |
Population | Uninhabited |
The rock is named after the ancient Roman station of Meldia in Western Bulgaria.
Location
editMeldia Rock is located at 62°15′28.7″S 59°11′21″W / 62.257972°S 59.18917°W, which is 800 m north of Smilets Point, 2.2 km east-northeast of Folger Rock, 3.37 km southwest of Withem Island and 2.43 km west-southwest of Retamales Point. British mapping in 1968.
See also
editMaps
edit- 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
edit- Meldia Rock. SCAR Composite Gazetteer of Antarctica
- Bulgarian Antarctic Gazetteer. Antarctic Place-names Commission. (details in Bulgarian, basic data in English)
External links
edit- Meldia Rock. Copernix satellite image
This article includes information from the Antarctic Place-names Commission of Bulgaria which is used with permission.