Frisius Point Explained

Frisius Point (bg|нос Фризий|nos Frisius, pronounced as /bg/) is the rocky north entrance point of Malak Sechko Cove and southwest entrance point of Golyam Sechko Cove projecting 450 m westwards from the northwest coast of Guangzhou Peninsula on Nelson Island in the South Shetland Islands, Antarctica. The area was visited by early 19th century sealers.^[1] Frisius Point is part of both Antarctic Specially Protected Area Harmony Point (ASPA 133)^[2] and the BirdLife International Important Bird Area Harmony Point, Nelson Island.^[3]

The feature is named after Gemma Frisius (Jemme Reinderszoon, 1508–1555), a Dutch mathematician, cartographer and instrument maker who was the first to describe how a chronometer could be used to determine longitude in navigation, and to propose the use of triangulation to accurately position places for mapmaking; in association with other names in the area deriving from the early development or use of geodetic instruments and methods.

Location

Frisius Point is located at -62.2908°N -59.2314°W,^[4] which is 1.8 km north-northeast of Harmony Point and 2.45 km southwest of Sabin Point. British mapping of the area in 1968.

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
• Isla Nelson – Punta Armonía. Shetland del Sur. Escala 1:5000. Servicio Geográfico Militar del Uruguay, 1986
• Antarctic Digital Database (ADD). Scale 1:250000 topographic map of Antarctica. Scientific Committee on Antarctic Research (SCAR). Since 1993, regularly upgraded and updated

References

• Bulgarian Antarctic Gazetteer. Antarctic Place-names Commission. (details in Bulgarian, basic data in English)

External links

• Frisius Point. Adjusted Copernix satellite image

Notes and References

1. 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
2. https://documents.ats.aq/recatt/att510_e.pdf Antarctic Specially Protected Area No 133 (Harmony Point, Nelson Island, South Shetland Islands): Revised Management Plan.
3. http://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/harmony-point-nelson-island-iba-antarctica BirdLife International Important Bird Area Harmony Point, Nelson Island
4. http://apcbg.org/gazet.pdf Bulgarian Antarctic Gazetteer.