 Location of Livingston Island in the South Shetland Islands | |
  Brahe Rock Location of Brahe Rock  Brahe Rock Brahe Rock (South Shetland Islands) | |
| Geography | |
|---|---|
| Location | Antarctica |
| Coordinates | 62°33′56.6″S 61°08′27″W / 62.565722°S 61.14083°W |
| Archipelago | South Shetland Islands |
| Area | 0.14 ha (0.35 acres) |
| Length | 85 m (279 ft) |
| Width | 50 m (160 ft) |
| Administration | |
| Administered under the Antarctic Treaty | |
| Demographics | |
| Population | uninhabited |
Brahe Rock (Bulgarian: скала Брахе, romanized: skala Brahe, IPA: [skɐˈla ˈbrahɛ]) is the rock off the north coast of Livingston Island in the South Shetland Islands, Antarctica 85 m long in west–east direction and 50 m wide, and split in three. Its surface area is 0.14 ha. The vicinity was visited by early 19th century sealers.[1]
The feature is named after Tycho Brahe (1546–1601), a Danish astronomer who applied the triangulation method to map Hven (Ven) Island; in association with other names in the area deriving from the early development or use of geodetic instruments and methods.
- ^ 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