Cape Boothby
| Cape Boothby | ||
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| Coordinates | 66 ° 34 ′ S , 57 ° 16 ′ E | |
| location | Kempland , East Antarctica | |
| Waters | Cooperation lake | |
| Waters 2 | Edward VIII Bay | |
The Cape Boothby is a round cape on the coast of the East Antarctic Kemplands . It is located on the east side of the Edward VIII Plateau immediately north of Edward VIII Bay and 6 km north of the Kloa headland .
The cape was discovered on February 28, 1936 as part of the British Discovery Investigations by the crew of the research vessel RRS William Scoresby . It is named after the ship's captain, Claude Reginald Underwood Boothby (1903 - unknown).
Web links
- Cape Boothby in the Geographic Names Information System of the United States Geological Survey (English)
- Cape Boothby on geographic.org (English)