 Location of Smith Island in the South Shetland Islands | |
  Lenoir Rock Location of Lenoir Rock  Lenoir Rock Lenoir Rock (South Shetland Islands) | |
| Geography | |
|---|---|
| Location | Antarctica |
| Coordinates | 62°56′54″S 62°33′04″W / 62.94833°S 62.55111°W |
| Archipelago | South Shetland Islands |
| Area | 1.29 ha (3.2 acres) |
| Length | 230 m (750 ft) |
| Width | 85 m (279 ft) |
| Administration | |
| Administered under the Antarctic Treaty | |
| Demographics | |
| Population | uninhabited |
Lenoir Rock (Bulgarian: скала Леноар, romanized: skala Lenoir, IPA: [skɐˈla lɛnoˈɐr]) is the rock off the NW coast of Smith Island in the South Shetland Islands, Antarctica 230 m long in southwest-northeast direction and 85 m wide with a surface area of 1.29 ha. The vicinity was visited by early 19th century sealers.[1]
The feature is named after Étienne Lenoir (1744-1832), a Belgian-French scientific instrument maker and inventor of the repeating circle; in association with other names in the area deriving from the early development or use of geodetic instruments and methods.
