Cape Kjellman

Location of Belitsa Peninsula in Graham Land, Antarctic Peninsula.

Cape Kjellman (63°44′S 59°24′W / 63.733°S 59.400°W / -63.733; -59.400Coordinates: 63°44′S 59°24′W / 63.733°S 59.400°W / -63.733; -59.400) is a cape forming the west extremity of Belitsa Peninsula and marking the east side of the entrance to Charcot Bay, on the west side of Trinity Peninsula, Antarctica. It was first charted by the Swedish Antarctic Expedition, 1901–04, under Otto Nordenskiöld, and named by him, probably for Professor Frans Reinhold Kjellman, a Swedish botanist.[1]

References

  1. ↑ "Cape Kjellman". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 2013-05-09.

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