Cape Davis

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Not to be confused with Cape Davies.

Cape Davis (66°24′S 56°50′E / 66.400°S 56.833°E / -66.400; 56.833Coordinates: 66°24′S 56°50′E / 66.400°S 56.833°E / -66.400; 56.833) is a rounded ice-covered cape along the north coast of Edward VIII Plateau, 9 nautical miles (17 km) east of Magnet Bay. It was discovered on 12 January 1930 by the British Australian and New Zealand Antarctic Research Expedition (BANZARE) under Mawson, who named it for Captain John King Davis, Director of Navigation under the Commonwealth Government and ship's captain and second in command of BANZARE.[1]

References

  1. ↑ "Davis, Cape". Geographic Names Information System, U.S. Geological Survey. Retrieved 2012-01-03. 

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