Cape Sobral
| Cape Sobral | ||
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| Coordinates | 64 ° 36 ′ S , 59 ° 35 ′ W | |
| location | Grahamland , Antarctic Peninsula | |
| coast | Nordenskjöld coast | |
| Waters | Larsen Inlet | |
| Waters 2 | Mundraga Bay | |
Cape Sobral is a towering and mostly snow-covered hill on the Nordenskjöld coast of West Antarctic Graham Land . It is located at the southern end of the Sobral Peninsula .
Participants in the Swedish Antarctic Expedition (1901–1903) led by Otto Nordenskjöld discovered the Cape . Nordenskjöld named it after the Argentine José María Sobral (1880–1961), assistant physicist and meteorologist on this research trip .
Web links
- Cape Sobral in the Geographic Names Information System of the United States Geological Survey (English)
- Cape Sobral on geographic.org (English)