Cape Valentine
| Cape Valentine | ||
 Map of Elephant Island with Cape Valentine (right) |
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| Coordinates | 61 ° 6 ′ S , 54 ° 39 ′ W | |
| location | Elephant Island ( South Shetland Islands ) | |
| Waters | Drake Street | |
| Waters 2 | Prince Charles Strait | |
Cape Valentine is the cape at the northeast end of Elephant Island in the archipelago of the South Shetland Islands .
The naming background has not survived. The name was used by US and British sealers from 1822 and has been well established ever since.
Web links
- Cape Valentine in the Geographic Names Information System of the United States Geological Survey (English)
- Cape Valentine on geographic.org (English)