Cape Sobral
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Cape Sobral is a high, mainly snow-covered elevation which surmounts the south end of Sobral Peninsula
, on the east coast of Graham Land
. Discovered by the Swedish Antarctic Expedition
, 1901–04, under Nordenskjold, who named it for Lieutenant Jose M. Sobral of the Argentine Navy
, asst. physicist and meteorologist with the expedition.
Sobral Peninsula
Sobral Peninsula is a high and mainly ice-covered peninsula projecting from Nordenskjöld Coast in northern Graham Land, Antarctica. The feature is 11 nautical miles long and 5 nautical miles wide and projects southward into the northern part of Larsen Ice Shelf west of Larsen Inlet...
, on the east coast of Graham Land
Graham Land
Graham Land is that portion of the Antarctic Peninsula which lies north of a line joining Cape Jeremy and Cape Agassiz. This description of Graham Land is consistent with the 1964 agreement between the British Antarctic Place-names Committee and the US Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names, in...
. Discovered by the Swedish Antarctic Expedition
Swedish Antarctic Expedition
The Swedish Antarctic Expedition was led by Otto Nordenskjöld and Carl Anton Larsen.-Background:Otto Nordenskjöld, a Swedish geologist and geographer, organized and lead a scientific expedition of the Antarctic Peninsula...
, 1901–04, under Nordenskjold, who named it for Lieutenant Jose M. Sobral of the Argentine Navy
Argentine Navy
The Navy of the Argentine Republic or Armada of the Argentine Republic is the navy of Argentina. It is one of the three branches of the Armed Forces of the Argentine Republic, together with the Army and the Air Force....
, asst. physicist and meteorologist with the expedition.