Cape Timberlake

Cape Timberlake (78°58′S 161°37′E / 78.967°S 161.617°E / -78.967; 161.617Coordinates: 78°58′S 161°37′E / 78.967°S 161.617°E / -78.967; 161.617) is a bold cape at the west side of the mouth of Skelton Glacier. Named by Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names (US-ACAN) in 1964 for Lieutenant Commander Lewis G. Timberlake, U.S. Navy, public works officer at McMurdo Station, 1962.

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