Cape Sobral (64°33′S 59°34′W / 64.550°S 59.567°W) is a high, mainly snow-covered elevation which surmounts the south end of Sobral Peninsula on the east coast of Graham Land in Antarctica. It forms the east side of the entrance to Mundraga Bay and west side of the entrance to Larsen Inlet. Discovered by the Swedish Antarctic Expedition, 1901–1904, under Nordenskjold, who named it for Lieutenant Jose M. Sobral of the Argentine Navy, asst. physicist and meteorologist with the expedition.
Cape Sobral | |
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 The cape bordered by glacial waters |
External links edit
- Cape Sobral. Copernix satellite image
This article incorporates public domain material from "Cape Sobral". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey.
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