Mercury Bluff
Encyclopedia
Mercury Bluff is a perpendicular bluff on Gerlovo Beach
in the northwest of Ioannes Paulus II Peninsula
, Livingston Island in the South Shetland Islands
, Antarctica. The area was visited by early 19th century sealers
.
The feature is named after the British sealing
ship Mercury under Captain Robert Wetherell that operated out of the nearby Shirreff Cove
in 1820-21.
, 12 km north-northeast of Rowe Point
and 20.85 km east-northeast of Essex Point
(British mapping in 1821 and 1968, Chilean in 1971, Argentine in 1980, Spanish in 1991, and Bulgarian in 2005 and 2009).
Gerlovo Beach
Gerlovo Beach is a beach extending 2 km on the northwest coast of Ioannes Paulus II Peninsula on Livingston Island in the South Shetland Islands, Antarctica. Stretching both south and northeast of Mercury Bluff, and facing San Telmo Island to the north by west. Snow-free in summer, with...
in the northwest of Ioannes Paulus II Peninsula
Ioannes Paulus II Peninsula
Ioannes Paulus II Peninsula is an ice-covered peninsula on the north coast of Livingston Island in the South Shetland Islands, Antarctica that is bounded by Hero Bay to the east and Barclay Bay to the west. It extends 13 km in length in north-south direction and is 8 km wide...
, 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
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...
ship Mercury under Captain Robert Wetherell that operated out of the nearby Shirreff Cove
Shirreff Cove
Shirreff Cove is a small cove or anchorage, situated immediately southwest of Cape Shirreff between San Telmo Island and the northwest side of Ioannes Paulus II Peninsula, Livingston Island in the South Shetland Islands, Antarctica....
in 1820-21.
Location
The point is located at 62°29′23.6"S 60°49′27.6"W which is 3.9 km south-southwest of Cape ShirreffCape Shirreff
Cape Shirreff is a prominent cape at the north end of the rocky peninsula which separates Hero Bay and Barclay Bay on the north coast of Livingston Island, in the South Shetland Islands...
, 12 km north-northeast of Rowe Point
Rowe Point
Rowe Point is a sharp, low ice-free point on the southeast coast of Barclay Bay in western Livingston Island in the South Shetland Islands, Antarctica....
and 20.85 km east-northeast of Essex Point
Essex Point
Essex Point is a point at the northwest end of Byers Peninsula, Livingston Island in the South Shetland Islands, Antarctica forming the west side of the entrance to Barclay Bay and the northeast side of the entrance to Svishtov Cove....
(British mapping in 1821 and 1968, Chilean in 1971, Argentine in 1980, Spanish in 1991, and Bulgarian in 2005 and 2009).
Maps
- L.L. Ivanov et al. Antarctica: Livingston Island and Greenwich Island, South Shetland Islands. Scale 1:100000 topographic map. Sofia: Antarctic Place-names Commission of Bulgaria, 2005.
- 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
