Orsini Rock
Location of Livingston Island in the South Shetland Islands | |
| Geography | |
|---|---|
| Location | Antarctica |
| Coordinates | 62°35′17.3″S 60°59′03″W / 62.588139°S 60.98417°W |
| Archipelago | South Shetland Islands |
| Area | 0.12 ha (0.30 acres) |
| Length | 90 m (300 ft) |
| Width | 46 m (151 ft) |
| Administration | |
| Administered under the Antarctic Treaty | |
| Demographics | |
| Population | uninhabited |
Orsini Rock (Bulgarian: скала Орсини, romanized: skala Orsini, IPA: [skɐˈla orˈsini]) is the rock off the north coast of Livingston Island in the South Shetland Islands, Antarctica 90 m long in west–east direction and 46 m wide, with a surface area of 0.42 ha. The vicinity was visited by early 19th century sealers.
The feature is named after Latino Orsini (c. 1530–1580), an Italian politician and military who invented the surveying instrument radio latino; in association with other names in the area deriving from the early development or use of geodetic instruments and methods.