Cape Evans
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Cape Evans (77°38′S 166°24′E / 77.633°S 166.4°E) is a rocky cape on the west side of Ross Island, forming the north side of the entrance to Erebus Bay.
The cape was discovered by the Discovery expedition (1901–04) under Robert Falcon Scott, who named it the Skuary. Scott's second expedition, the British Antarctic Expedition (1910–13), built its headquarters here, renaming the cape for Lieutenant Edward R.G.R. Evans, Royal Navy, second in command of the expedition.[1] Scott's headquarters building still exists and is known as Scott's Hut.
[edit] See also
- Erebus Ice Tongue
- McMurdo Sound
- Mount Erebus
- Ross Island
- Robert Falcon Scott
- Ernest Shackleton
- Terra Nova Expedition
[edit] References
- ^ Langner, Rainer-K. (trans. Beech, Timothy) (2007). Scott and Amundsen: Duel in the Ice, p. 120. London: Haus Publishing. ISBN 1905791089.
This article incorporates public domain material from the United States Geological Survey document "Cape Evans" (content from the Geographic Names Information System).
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