Enchantress Rocks
Encyclopedia
Enchantress Rocks is a small group of rocks lying off Elephant Point
on the south side of western Livingston Island in the South Shetland Islands
, Antarctica. The area was visited by early 19th century sealers
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The feature is named after the British sealing ship Enchantress under Captain W. Bond that operated in the South Shetland in 1821-22.
, 2.87 km southeast of Elephant Point, 3.73 km south by west of Bond Point
and 12.2 km southwest of Hannah Point
(British mapping in 1968, Chilean in 1971, Argentine in 1980, Spanish in 1991, and Bulgarian in 2009).
Elephant Point
Elephant Point is a small predominantly ice-free promontory projecting 2 km into Bransfield Strait at the south extremity of the west half of Livingston Island in the South Shetland Islands, Antarctica. The point forms the southwest side of the entrance to Kavarna Cove, and is surmounted by...
on the south side of western 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...
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The feature is named after the British sealing ship Enchantress under Captain W. Bond that operated in the South Shetland in 1821-22.
Location
The rocks are centred at 62°42′39.5"S 60°49′02.1"W which is 3 km southeast by east of Telish RockTelish Rock
Telish Rock is the islet off the south coast of Livingston Island in the South Shetland Islands, Antarctica situated south of Elephant Point and northwest by west of Enchantress Rocks. Extending . The area was visited by early 19th century sealers....
, 2.87 km southeast of Elephant Point, 3.73 km south by west of Bond Point
Bond Point
Bond Point is a small ice-free headland on the south coast of western Livingston Island in the South Shetland Islands, Antarctica forming the northeast side of the entrance to Kavarna Cove...
and 12.2 km southwest of Hannah Point
Hannah Point
Hannah Point is a point on the south coast of Livingston Island in the South Shetland Islands, Antarctica. It forms the east side of the entrance to Walker Bay and the west side of the entrance to South Bay. Surmounted by Ustra Peak to the north, with Liverpool Beach extending between the peak and...
(British mapping in 1968, Chilean in 1971, Argentine in 1980, Spanish in 1991, and Bulgarian in 2009).
Maps
- 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
