Cape Grönland
Cape Grönland (64°15′S 63°19′W) is a cape on the east side of the entrance to Gerritsz Bay which forms the northern extremity of Anvers Island, in the Palmer Archipelago, Antarctica.
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Location of Anvers Island in the Antarctic Peninsula region.
The cape was discovered by a German expedition 1873–74, under Eduard Dallmann, who named it for his expedition ship, the Grönland. It was later charted by the French Antarctic Expedition, 1903–05, under Jean-Baptiste Charcot.[1]
References
- "Grönland, Cape". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 2012-05-09.
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