Cape Beale
| Cape Beale | ||
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| Coordinates | 66 ° 34 ′ S , 162 ° 44 ′ E | |
| location | Borradaile Island , Balleny Islands | |
| Waters | Somow Lake , Southern Ocean | |
The Cape Beale is a steep cliff on the south side of Borradaile Iceland in the group of the East Antarctic Balleny Islands .
The Balleny Islands were discovered in February 1839 by the British navigator John Balleny . The cape is named after William Beale, next to Charles Enderby (1798–1876) one of a total of seven British merchants who financed Balleny's Antarctic expedition (1838–1839).
Web links
- Cape Beale in the Geographic Names Information System of the United States Geological Survey (English)
- Cape Beale on geographic.org (English)