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Cape Gordon

Coordinates: 63°51′S 57°3′W / 63.850°S 57.050°W / -63.850; -57.050
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Cape Gordon (63°51′S 57°3′W / 63.850°S 57.050°W / -63.850; -57.050) is a jagged headland 330 metres (1,080 ft) high, forming the east end of Vega Island, lying south of the northeast tip of the Antarctic Peninsula. It was discovered by a British expedition 1839–43, under James Clark Ross, and named by him for Captain William Gordon, Royal Navy, a Lord Commissioner of the Admiralty.[1]

References

  1. ^ "Gordon, Cape". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved 2012-04-30.

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