Cape Timblón [SEP] continent
Cape Timblón
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.
Location.
The cape is located at which is 7 km west-northwest of President Head, 10.3 km northeast
4.6 km west by south of Radev Point, 6.33 km west-northwest of Devils Point, Livingston Island and 7.16 km north by east of Cape Timblón, Snow Island (British mapping in 1968, detailed Spanish mapping in 1992, Argentine mapping in 1991, and Bulgarian in 2005 and 2009).
Maps.
- Península Byers, Isla Livingston. Mapa topográfico a escala 1:25000. Madrid: Servicio Geográfico del Ejército, 1992.
- L.L. Ivanov et al. . Scale 1:100000 topographic map. Sofia