Borda Rock
Borda Rock is the rock off the NW coast of Smith Island in the South Shetland Islands, Antarctica 270 m long in southwest-northeast direction and 90 m wide. Its surface area is 1.46 ha. The vicinity was visited by early 19th century sealers.
The feature is named after Jean-Charles de Borda, a French mathematician, physicist and Navy officer who refined the reflecting circle; in association with other names in the area deriving from the early development or use of geodetic instruments and methods.
Location
Borda Rock is located at, which is 240 m northwest of Gregory Point. Bulgarian mapping in 2009 and 2017.Maps
- L. Ivanov. Antarctica: Livingston Island and Greenwich, Robert, Snow and Smith Islands. Scale 1:120000 topographic map. Troyan: Manfred Wörner Foundation, 2010.
- Scale 1:150000 topographic map No. 13677. British Antarctic Survey, 2009
- L. Ivanov. Antarctica: Livingston Island and Smith Island. Scale 1:100000 topographic map. Manfred Wörner Foundation, 2017.
- Scale 1:250000 topographic map of Antarctica. Scientific Committee on Antarctic Research. Since 1993, regularly upgraded and updated