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Sisson Rock

Sisson Rock (, ) is the rock off the north coast of Livingston Island in the South Shetland Islands, Antarctica long in west-east direction and wide, and split in three. Its surface area is . The vicinity was visited by early 19th-century sealers.

The feature is named after Jonathan Sisson (1690–1747), a British instrument maker who invented the modern theodolite for surveying; in association with other names in the area deriving from the early development or use of geodetic instruments and methods.

Location

Sisson Rock is located at , which is 2.26 km northeast of Essex Point, 800 m west of Window Island and 1.5 km north of Voyteh Point, according to mapping in 2009 and 2017.

See also

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. Scale 1:120000 topographic map. Troyan: Manfred Wörner Foundation, 2010. (First edition 2009. )
  • L. Ivanov. . Scale 1:100000 topographic map. Manfred Wörner Foundation, 2017.
  • Antarctic Digital Database (ADD). Scale 1:250000 topographic map of Antarctica. Scientific Committee on Antarctic Research (SCAR). Since 1993, regularly upgraded and updated

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