Cape Adriasola
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| Coordinates | 67 ° 38 ′ S , 69 ° 7 ′ W | |
| location | Adelaide Island , Adelaide and Biscoe Islands | |
| Waters | Marguerite Bay | |
Cape Adriasola is a prominent, ice-cliff cape at the southwestern end of Adelaide Island , 16 km northwest of Avian Island off the west coast of the Antarctic Peninsula .
It was discovered during the Fifth French Antarctic Expedition (1908–1910). Its director, the French polar explorer Jean-Baptiste Charcot , named it after a Chilean friend named J. Adriasola from Punta Arenas .
Web links
- Cape Adriasola in the Geographic Names Information System of the United States Geological Survey (English)
- Cape Adriasola on geographic.org (English)