Berrister Gap Explained

Berrister Gap (Bulgarian: седловина Беристър|sedlovina Berrister, in Bulgarian pronounced as /sɛdlovi'na 'bɛristər/) is the ice-covered 3.7 km long saddle of elevation 191 m^[1] on western Livingston Island in the South Shetland Islands, Antarctica, linking Casanovas Peak on the northeast to Rotch Dome on the southwest. It is part of the glacial divide between Verila Glacier on the southeast and Etar Snowfield on the northwest. The area was known to early 19th century sealers.^[2] The gap was visited by a field party from the British base camp Station P during the summer season 1957/58.^[3]

The feature is named after Andrew Berrister, a fictional scientist from Simon Beaufort’s novel The Killing Ship, who crossed the gap while running for help from Hannah Point to Barclay Bay.

Location

Berrister Gap is centred at -62.6056°N -60.7778°W.^[4] Bulgarian mapping in 2009 and 2017.

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
• L. Ivanov. Antarctica: Livingston Island and Greenwich, Robert, Snow and Smith Islands. Scale 1:120000 topographic map. Troyan: Manfred Wörner Foundation, 2010. (First edition 2009.)
• L. Ivanov. Antarctica: Livingston Island and Smith Island. Scale 1:100000 topographic map. Manfred Wörner Foundation, 2017.
• 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

• Berrister Gap. Adjusted Copernix satellite image

Notes and References

1. https://livingatlas2.arcgis.com/antarcticdemexplorer/ Reference Elevation Model of Antarctica.
2. 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
3. G.J. Hobbs. Map showing the physiography, geological station numbers and the survey routes on Livingston Island. In: The geology of Livingston Island . Scientific Report No. 47. British Antarctic Survey, 1963. Figure 1
4. http://apcbg.org/gazet.pdf Bulgarian Antarctic Gazetteer.