Linus Beach
Linus Beach is the ice-free 2 km long beach on the east side of Cape Timblón, Snow [Island (South Shetland Islands)|Snow Island] in the South Shetland Islands, Antarctica. It is part of the south coast of Morton Strait. The area was visited by early 19th century sealers.
The feature is named after the mythical musician and poet Linus of Thrace, brother of Orpheus.
Location
Linus Beach is centred at, which is 1.5 km west of Gostun Point and 1.6 km east of Mezdra Point. Bulgarian mapping in 2009 and 2017.Maps
- L. Ivanov. Antarctica: Livingston Island and Greenwich, Robert, Snow and Smith Islands. Scale 1:120000 topographic map. Troyan: Manfred Wörner Foundation, 2010.
- L. Ivanov. Antarctica: Livingston Island and Smith Island. Scale 1:100000 topographic map. Manfred Wörner Foundation, 2017.
- Scale 1:250000 topographic map of Antarctica. Scientific Committee on Antarctic Research. Since 1993, regularly upgraded and updated