Ballester Point
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Ballester Point is a point forming the south side of the entrance to Johnsons Dock
and the northeast side of the entrance to Española Cove
in Hurd Peninsula
, Livingston Island in the South Shetland Islands
, Antarctica. The area was visited by early 19th century sealers
operating from Johnsons Dock.
The feature is named for Antonio Ballester, a doyen of the Spanish Antarctic Program.
, 1.55 km south of Hespérides Point
and 7.6 km north-northeast of Miers Bluff
. (British mapping in 1822 and 1968, detailed Spanish mapping in 1991, Bulgarian mapping in 1996, 2005 and 2009).
Johnsons Dock
Johnsons Dock is a sheltered 500 m wide cove indenting for 900 m the southeast coast of South Bay, Livingston Island in the South Shetland Islands, Antarctica. Entered north of Ballester Point. Surmounted by Charrúa Ridge on the northeast...
and the northeast side of the entrance to Española Cove
Española Cove
Española Cove is an 1.2 km wide embayment indenting for 250 m the southeast coast of South Bay, Livingston Island in the South Shetland Islands, Antarctica. Entered between Ballester Point and Polish Bluff. The cove is used for the transfer of people and cargo to the Spanish base Juan Carlos...
in Hurd Peninsula
Hurd Peninsula
Hurd Peninsula is the land between South Bay and False Bay on the south coast of Livingston Island in the South Shetland Islands, Antarctica. The Spanish Antarctic base Juan Carlos I and the Bulgarian Antarctic base St. Kliment Ohridski are situated on the west coast of the peninsula.The feature...
, Livingston Island in the South Shetland Islands
South Shetland Islands
The South Shetland Islands are a group of Antarctic islands, lying about north of the Antarctic Peninsula, with a total area of . By the Antarctic Treaty of 1959, the Islands' sovereignty is neither recognized nor disputed by the signatories and they are free for use by any signatory for...
, Antarctica. The area was visited by early 19th century sealers
Seal hunting
Seal hunting, or sealing, is the personal or commercial hunting of seals. The hunt is currently practiced in five countries: Canada, where most of the world's seal hunting takes place, Namibia, the Danish region of Greenland, Norway and Russia...
operating from Johnsons Dock.
The feature is named for Antonio Ballester, a doyen of the Spanish Antarctic Program.
Location
The point is located at 62°39′28"S 60°22′31"W which is 4.95 km southwest of Ereby PointEreby Point
Ereby Point is a point lying 4.5 mi east-northeast of Hannah Point along the north side of South Bay, Livingston Island in the South Shetland Islands, Antarctica. The name Erebys Bay was applied to South Bay on a 1825 chart by James Weddell, Ereby Point was applied by the UK-APC in 1961 in...
, 1.55 km south of Hespérides Point
Hespérides Point
Hespérides Point is a rocky point of land projecting into South Bay north-northwest of Johnsons Dock, Livingston Island in the South Shetland Islands, Antarctica and forming the southwest side of the entrance to Emona Anchorage. Surmounted by Hesperides Hill...
and 7.6 km north-northeast of Miers Bluff
Miers Bluff
Miers Bluff is the point forming the southwest extremity of Hurd Peninsula, the southeast side of the entrance to South Bay and the northwest side of the entrance to False Bay in the South Shetland Islands, Antarctica....
. (British mapping in 1822 and 1968, detailed Spanish mapping in 1991, Bulgarian mapping in 1996, 2005 and 2009).
Maps
- Isla Livingston: Península Hurd. Mapa topográfico de escala 1:25 000. Madrid: Servicio Geográfico del Ejército, 1991.
- L.L. Ivanov. Livingston Island: Central-Eastern Region. Scale 1:25000 topographic map. Sofia: Antarctic Place-names Commission of Bulgaria, 1996.
- L.L. Ivanov et al., Antarctica: Livingston Island and Greenwich Island, South Shetland Islands (from English Strait to Morton Strait, with illustrations and ice-cover distribution), Scale 1: 100000 map, Antarctic Place-names CommissionAntarctic Place-names CommissionThe Antarctic Place-names Commission was established by the Bulgarian Antarctic Institute in 1994, and since 2001 has been a body affiliated to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Bulgaria. The Commission approves Bulgarian place names in Antarctica, which are formally given by the President of the...
of Bulgaria, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Sofia, 2005. - L.L. Ivanov. Antarctica: Livingston Island and Greenwich, Robert, Snow and Smith Islands. Scale 1:120000 topographic map. Troyan: Manfred Wörner Foundation, 2009.