Cape Herdman () is a broad ice-covered cape forming the south entrance point to Violante Inlet, on the Black Coast, Palmer Land. The cape was photographed from the air in 1940 by United States Antarctic Service (USAS); rephotographed from the air in 1947 by Ronne Antarctic Research Expedition (RARE) and, in conjunction with Falkland Islands Dependencies Survey (FIDS) surveyed from the ground. Named by United Kingdom Antarctic Place-Names Committee (UK-APC) after Henry F.P. Herdman (1901–67), British oceanographer and member of the scientific staff of DI, 1924–49; with the National Institute of Oceanography, 1949-67.
This article incorporates public domain material from the United States Geological Survey document "Cape Herdman" (content from the Geographic Names Information System).