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{{Short description|Cape in the South Shetland Islands, Antarctica}}
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[[File:Livingston-Island-Map-2010.jpg|thumb|Topographic map of Livingston Island, Greenwich, Robert, Snow and Smith Islands.]]
'''Cape Conway''' is the rounded low and ice-free tipped cape forming the south extremity of [[Snow Island (South Shetland Islands)|Snow Island]] in the [[South Shetland Islands]], [[Antarctica]]. It is a south entrance point for [[Boyd Strait]]. ''Tooth Rock'' ({{coord|62|51|32.4|S|61|25|33.9|W|}}) rising to {{convert|85|m|ft|0|abbr=on}} and lying {{convert|1.94|km|mi|abbr=on}} to the south is the largest in a group of rocks extending {{convert|2.7|km|mi|abbr=on}} from the cape. The area was visited by 19th century [[seal hunting|sealers]].
'''Cape Conway''' is the rounded low and ice-free tipped cape forming the south extremity of [[Snow Island (South Shetland Islands)|Snow Island]] in the [[South Shetland Islands]], [[Antarctica]]. It is a south entrance point for [[Boyd Strait]]. ''Tooth Rock'' ({{coord|62|51|32.4|S|61|25|33.9|W|}}) rising to {{convert|85|m|ft|0|abbr=on}} and lying {{convert|1.94|km|mi|abbr=on}} to the south is the largest in a group of rocks extending {{convert|2.7|km|mi|abbr=on}} from the cape. The area was visited by 19th century [[seal hunting|sealers]].


Cape Conway was charted in 1829 by the British naval expedition under Captain [[Henry Foster (scientist)|Henry Foster]] and named after HMS Conway in which Foster had previously served. Tooth Rock was descriptively named following a survey from [[HMNZS Endeavour (1944)|''RRS John Biscoe'']] in 1951-52.
Cape Conway was charted in 1829 by the British naval expedition under Captain [[Henry Foster (scientist)|Henry Foster]] and named after HMS Conway in which Foster had previously served. Tooth Rock was descriptively named following a survey from [[HMNZS Endeavour (1944)|''RRS John Biscoe'']] in 1951–52.


==Location==
==Location==
The cape is located at {{coord|62|50|30|S|61|25|43|W|}} which is {{convert|10.58|km|mi|abbr=on}} south-southeast of [[Byewater Point]], {{convert|17.3|km|mi|abbr=on}} southwest of [[President Head]], {{convert|11.75|km|mi|abbr=on}} southwest of [[Hall Peninsula, Snow Island|Hall Peninsula]] and {{convert|44.46|km|mi|abbr=on}} east by north of [[Cape Smith]], [[Smith Island (South Shetland Islands)|Smith Island]] (British mapping in 1821-22, 1935, 1951-51 and 1968, Argentine in 1946, Chilean in 1974, and Bulgarian in 2009).
The cape is located at {{coord|62|50|30|S|61|25|43|W|}} which is {{convert|10.58|km|mi|abbr=on}} south-southeast of [[Byewater Point]], {{convert|17.3|km|mi|abbr=on}} southwest of [[President Head]], {{convert|11.75|km|mi|abbr=on}} southwest of [[Hall Peninsula, Snow Island|Hall Peninsula]] and {{convert|44.46|km|mi|abbr=on}} east by north of [[Cape Smith]], [[Smith Island (South Shetland Islands)|Smith Island]] (British mapping in 1821–22, 1935, 1951-51 and 1968, Argentine in 1946, Chilean in 1974, and Bulgarian in 2009).

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[[File:Livingston-Island-Map-2010.jpg|thumb|300px|none|Topographic map of Livingston Island, Greenwich, Robert, Snow and Smith Islands.]]


== See also ==
== See also ==
* [[Composite Antarctic Gazetteer]]
* [[Composite Antarctic Gazetteer]]
* [[List of Antarctic and sub-Antarctic islands#List of Antarctic islands south of 60° S|List of Antarctic islands south of 60° S]]
* [[List of Antarctic and sub-Antarctic islands#List of Antarctic islands south of 60° S|List of Antarctic islands south of 60° S]]
* [[Scientific Committee on Antarctic Research|SCAR]]
* [[SCAR]]
* [[Territorial claims in Antarctica]]
* [[Territorial claims in Antarctica]]


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* [http://data.aad.gov.au/aadc/gaz/scar/ SCAR Composite Antarctic Gazetteer].
* [http://data.aad.gov.au/aadc/gaz/scar/ SCAR Composite Antarctic Gazetteer].


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Latest revision as of 01:38, 5 May 2024

Cape Conway
Location of Cape Conway
Cape Conway is located in Antarctic Peninsula
Cape Conway
Cape Conway
Cape Conway is located in Antarctica
Cape Conway
Cape Conway
Geography
LocationAntarctica
Coordinates62°50′30″S 61°25′43″W / 62.84167°S 61.42861°W / -62.84167; -61.42861
ArchipelagoSouth Shetland Islands
Administration
Administered under the Antarctic Treaty System
Demographics
Populationuninhabited

Cape Conway is the rounded low and ice-free tipped cape forming the south extremity of Snow Island in the South Shetland Islands, Antarctica. It is a south entrance point for Boyd Strait. Tooth Rock (62°51′32.4″S 61°25′33.9″W / 62.859000°S 61.426083°W / -62.859000; -61.426083) rising to 85 m (279 ft) and lying 1.94 km (1.21 mi) to the south is the largest in a group of rocks extending 2.7 km (1.7 mi) from the cape. The area was visited by 19th century sealers.

Cape Conway was charted in 1829 by the British naval expedition under Captain Henry Foster and named after HMS Conway in which Foster had previously served. Tooth Rock was descriptively named following a survey from RRS John Biscoe in 1951–52.

Location

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The cape is located at 62°50′30″S 61°25′43″W / 62.84167°S 61.42861°W / -62.84167; -61.42861 which is 10.58 km (6.57 mi) south-southeast of Byewater Point, 17.3 km (10.7 mi) southwest of President Head, 11.75 km (7.30 mi) southwest of Hall Peninsula and 44.46 km (27.63 mi) east by north of Cape Smith, Smith Island (British mapping in 1821–22, 1935, 1951-51 and 1968, Argentine in 1946, Chilean in 1974, and Bulgarian in 2009).

Topographic map of Livingston Island, Greenwich, Robert, Snow and Smith Islands.

See also

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Maps

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  • L.L. Ivanov. Antarctica: Livingston Island and Greenwich, Robert, Snow and Smith Islands. Scale 1:120000 topographic map. Troyan: Manfred Wörner Foundation, 2009. ISBN 978-954-92032-6-4

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