South Beaches, Livingston Island
Encyclopedia
South Beaches are the beaches extending along the south side of Byers Peninsula
, Livingston Island in the South Shetland Islands
, Antarctica between Devils Point
to the west and Rish Point
to the east. The beaches were visited by 19th century sealers
.
The feature was descriptively named, with the name 'South Beach' appearing on early mapping by Captain Robert Fildes and Captain George Powell in 1821 and 1822 respectively.
Byers Peninsula
Byers Peninsula is a mainly ice-free peninsula forming the west end of Livingston Island in the South Shetland Islands. It occupies , and includes the small freshwater Basalt Lake. The area was visited by early 19th century American and British sealers who came almost exclusively from New England,...
, 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 between Devils Point
Devils Point
Devils Point is a point marking the southwest extremity of Byers Peninsula, Livingston Island in the South Shetland Islands, Antarctica and forming the southeast side of the entrance to Osogovo Bay and the west side of the entrance to Raskuporis Cove...
to the west and Rish Point
Rish Point
Rish Point is an ice-free point projecting 300 m from the south coast of Livingston Island in the South Shetland Islands, Antarctica. Situated at the east extremity of South Beaches, Byers Peninsula, 2.3 km northwest of Amadok Point, 1.3 km southwest of Clark Nunatak, and 1 km...
to the east. The beaches were visited by 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 was descriptively named, with the name 'South Beach' appearing on early mapping by Captain Robert Fildes and Captain George Powell in 1821 and 1822 respectively.
Location
The beaches are centred at 62°39′29.8"S 61°03′24.5"W (British mapping in 1968, detailed Spanish mapping in 1992, and Bulgarian mapping in 2005 and 2009).Maps
- Península Byers, Isla Livingston. Mapa topográfico a escala 1:25000. Madrid: Servicio Geográfico del Ejército, 1992.
- 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
