Cape Lindsey

Cape Lindsey is a cape which forms the western extremity of Elephant Island in the South Shetland Islands of Antarctica. The name appears on George Powell's map published by Richard Holmes Laurie in 1822.[1]

3 nmi (5.6 km) northwest is West Reef, whose name is an old sealer name dating back to at least 1822, descriptive of its location relative to Elephant Island.[2]

References
  1. "Cape Lindsey". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 2013-06-17.
  2. "West Reef". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 2013-06-17.

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