Cape Hunter

Cape Hunter (66°57′S 142°21′E / 66.950°S 142.350°E / -66.950; 142.350Coordinates: 66°57′S 142°21′E / 66.950°S 142.350°E / -66.950; 142.350) is a rocky promontory on the west shore of Commonwealth Bay, Antarctica, 8 nautical miles (15 km) west of Cape Denison. It was discovered in 1912 and explored the following year by the Australasian Antarctic Expedition under Douglas Mawson, who named it for John G. Hunter, chief biologist of the expedition.[1]

References

  1. ↑ "Hunter, Cape". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 2012-07-04.

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