Tilbrook Point

Cook Island is the central and largest island of the island group, part of the in the far south Atlantic Ocean. Southern Thule was discovered by a British expedition under Captain James Cook in 1775.
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Places of Interest

Highlights include Twitcher Rock and Mount Harmer.

Islet
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Thule Island, also called Morrell Island, is one of the southernmost of the South Sandwich Islands, part of the grouping known as . It is named, on account of its remote location, after the mythical land of Thule, said by ancient geographers to lie at the extreme end of the Earth. is situated 3 km southwest of Tilbrook Point.

Peak
is an ice-covered peak, 1,115 metres high, in the north-central portion of , in the South Sandwich Islands. It was charted in 1930 by Discovery Investigations personnel on the Discovery II, who named it for Sir Sidney F. is situated 4 km east of Tilbrook Point.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Corbeta Uruguay base.

Locality
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was an Argentine military outpost established in November 1976 on , , in the South Sandwich Islands. It was vacated and mostly demolished in 1982 following Britain's victory against Argentina in the Falklands War. is situated 4 km southwest of Tilbrook Point.

Tilbrook Point

Latitude
-59.43333° or 59° 26′ south
Longitude
-27.25° or 27° 15′ west
Open location code
39GJHQ82+M2
Geo­Names ID
10787844
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