Cape Fortress
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Coordinates | 68 ° 48 ′ S , 78 ° 1 ′ E | |
location | Princess Elisabeth Land , East Antarctica | |
coast | Ingrid Christensen Coast | |
Waters | Prydz Bay |
The Cape Fortress ( English for Cape Fortress ) is a striking cape on the Ingrid Christensen coast of the East Antarctic Princess Elisabeth Land . It is located just south of Cape Gorbatyi on the banks of Prydz Bay .
Scientists from a 1992-1993 campaign of the Australian National Antarctic Research Expeditions visited it. The Antarctic Names Committee of Australia named it descriptive in 2016.
Web links
- Cape Fortress in the Composite Gazetteer of Antarctica (English)