Shelton Head
Thurston Island is a largely ice-covered, glacially dissected island, 135 nautical miles long and 55 nautical miles wide, lying between Amundsen Sea and Bellingshausen Sea a short way off the northwest end of Ellsworth Land, Antarctica.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Shelton Head
- Type: Cape
- Category: landform
- Location: Antarctica
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
-72.51667° or 72° 31′ southLongitude
-97.31667° or 97° 19′ westElevation
7 metres (23 feet)Open location code
26V4FMMM+88GeoNames ID
6625171
This page is based on GeoNames, Wikidata, Wikimedia Commons, and Wikipedia.
We’d love your help improving our open data sources. Thank you for contributing.
Satellite Map
Discover Shelton Head from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Hlubeck Glacier and Prickly Ridge.
Antarctica: Must-Visit Destinations
Delve into Livingston Island, Villa Las Estrellas, South Pole, and Antarctic Peninsula.
Curious Capes to Discover
Uncover intriguing capes from every corner of the globe.
About Mapcarta. Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Shelton Head”. Photo: NASA Goddard Space Flight Center, Public domain.