Cape Boothby
{{Short description|Headland in East Antarctica}}
Cape Boothby is a rounded cape in East Antarctica along the east side of the coastal projection of Edward VIII Plateau. It is {{convert|4|mi|spell=in}} north of Kloa Point, just north of Edward VIII Bay. It was discovered on 28 February 1936 by Discovery Investigations personnel on the {{RRS|William Scoresby}}, and named for the captain of the vessel, Lieutenant Commander C.R.U. Boothby, Royal Naval Reserve.
Further reading
- Defense Mapping Agency 1992, [https://books.google.com/books?id=sgSnbMOD_VsC&pg=PA421 Sailing Directions (planning Guide) and (enroute) for Antarctica], P 421
External links
- [https://geonames.usgs.gov/apex/f?p=gnispq:5:::NO::P5_ANTAR_ID:1653 Cape Boothby] on USGS website
- [https://data.aad.gov.au/aadc/gaz/display_name.cfm?gaz_id=251 Cape Boothby] on AADC website
- [https://data.aad.gov.au/aadc/gaz/scar/search_names_action.cfm?search_text=1592&feature_type_code=0&country_id=0&relic_options=include_relics&north=-45.0&south=-90.0&west=-180.0&east=180.0&search_near=&radius=0.5&gazetteers=SCAR Cape Boothby] on SCAR website
References
- {{usgs-gazetteer|id=1653|name=Boothby, Cape}}
{{Coord|66|34|S|57|16|E|source:GNIS|display=title}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:Boothby, Cape}}
Category:Headlands of Mac. Robertson Land
{{MacRobertsonLand-geo-stub}}