Salisbury Bluff
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Salisbury Bluff is the point forming the south side of the entrance to Las Palmas Cove
in Hurd Peninsula
, Livingston Island in the South Shetland Islands
, Antarctica and surmounted by a 161 m height. The area was visited by early 19th century sealers
operating from nearby Johnsons Dock
.
The feature is named after the British sealing
vessel Salisbury under Captain Thomas Hodges that visited the South Shetlands in 1820-21.
, 3.82 km north by east of Miers Bluff
and 10.19 km east-southeast of Hannah Point
(British mapping in 1968, detailed Spanish mapping in 1991, Bulgarian mapping in 2005 and 2009).
Las Palmas Cove
Las Palmas Cove is an 1.97 km wide embayment indenting for 500 m the southeast coast of South Bay, Livingston Island in the South Shetland Islands, Antarctica. Entered between Henry Bluff and Salisbury Bluff on Hurd Peninsula...
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 and surmounted by a 161 m height. 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 nearby Johnsons Dock
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...
.
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...
vessel Salisbury under Captain Thomas Hodges that visited the South Shetlands in 1820-21.
Location
The point is located at 62°41′10.9"S 60°25′35.6"W which is 1.39 km south-southwest of Henry BluffHenry Bluff
Henry Bluff is a point forming the southwest side of the entrance to Argentina Cove and the north side of the entrance to Las Palmas Cove in Hurd Peninsula, Livingston Island in the South Shetland Islands, Antarctica. The point is dominated by a prominent monilithic formation rising to 163 m and...
, 3.82 km north by east 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....
and 10.19 km east-southeast 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, detailed Spanish mapping in 1991, Bulgarian mapping in 2005 and 2009).
Maps
- Isla Livingston: Península Hurd. Mapa topográfico de escala 1:25 000. Madrid: Servicio Geográfico del Ejército, 1991.
- 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.
