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Cape Demidov

Coordinates: 54°8′S 37°44′W / 54.133°S 37.733°W / -54.133; -37.733
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Cape Demidov (54°8′S 37°44′W / 54.133°S 37.733°W / -54.133; -37.733) is a cape which forms the south side of the entrance to Wilson Harbour, on the south coast and near the western end of South Georgia. It was discovered by a Russian expedition under Fabian Gottlieb von Bellingshausen in 1819, and named for Lieutenant Dimitri Demidov of the Vostok.[1]

References

  1. ^ "Demidov, Cape". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved 2012-01-11.

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