Cape Walker
Cape Walker (72°33′S 95°57′W / 72.550°S 95.950°W) is an ice-covered cape which forms the southeast end of Thurston Island. It was named by the Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names after Captain Edward K. Walker, captain of the Canisteo, a tanker in the Eastern Group of U.S. Navy Operation HIGHJUMP from 1946 to 47.
Maps
- Thurston Island – Jones Mountains. 1:500000 Antarctica Sketch Map. US Geological Survey, 1967.
- Antarctic Digital Database (ADD). Scale 1:250000 topographic map of Antarctica. Scientific Committee on Antarctic Research (SCAR). Since 1993, regularly upgraded and updated.
This article incorporates public domain material from "Cape Walker". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey.
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