Long Beach (Nelson Island)
Long Beach (Bulgarian: бряг Лонг, romanized: bryag Long, IPA: [ˈbrʲak ˈlɔŋ]) is the ice-free beach on the southwest coast of Nelson Island in the South Shetland Islands, Antarctica, extending 1 km northwards from Ross Point. Its surface area is 24.7 ha. The area was visited by early 19th century sealers.[1]
The beach is named after the American missionary Albert Long (1832-1901) who contributed greatly to the Bulgarian National Revival, and together with Elias Riggs organized the first translation (by Neofit Rilski), printing and dissemination of the Bible in modern Bulgarian language; in association with other Bulgarian historical names in the area.
Location[edit]
Long Beach is centred at 62°20′42.2″S 59°06′50″W / 62.345056°S 59.11389°W,[2] which is 3.39 km southeast of The Toe, 6.88 km west of Ivan Alexander Point and 3.54 km west-northwest of Vidaurre Point, the south extremity of the island.[3] British mapping of the area in 1968.
Maps[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
Notes[edit]
- ^ L. Ivanov. General Geography and History of Livingston Island. In: Bulgarian Antarctic Research: A Synthesis. Eds. C. Pimpirev and N. Chipev. Sofia: St. Kliment Ohridski University Press, 2015. pp. 17–28
- ^ Bulgarian Antarctic Gazetteer. Antarctic Place-names Commission
- ^ Isla Elefante a Isla Trinidad. Mapa hidrográfico a escala 1:500000. Estrecho Nelson (croquis) a escala 1:200000. Por la Armada de Chile, 1951
References[edit]
- Bulgarian Antarctic Gazetteer. Antarctic Place-names Commission. (details in Bulgarian, basic data in English)
External links[edit]
- Long Beach. Adjusted Copernix satellite image
This article includes information from the Antarctic Place-names Commission of Bulgaria which is used with permission.
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