词条 | Cape Timblón |
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Cape Timblón is the conspicuous rocky cape forming the north extremity of Snow Island in the South Shetland Islands, Antarctica. It is a northwest entrance point for Morton Strait. The area was visited by 19th century sealers. The feature is named after Captain Carlos Timblón, Master of the Argentine sealing ship San Juán Nepomuceno that visited the South Shetlands in 1819-20. LocationThe cape is located at {{coord|62|42|15.6|S|61|19|49.5|W|}} which is 7 km west-northwest of President Head, 10.3 km northeast of Byewater Point, 7.16 km south by west of Benson Point, Rugged Island and 8.39 km southwest of Devils Point, Livingston Island (British mapping in 1968, Bulgarian in 2009). Map
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1 : Headlands of the South Shetland Islands |
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