Cape Armitage
| Cape Armitage | ||
 Cape Armitage (bottom left) forms the southern end of Ross Island |
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| Coordinates | 77 ° 52 ′ S , 166 ° 41 ′ E | |
| location | Ross Island ( Ross Archipelago , Antarctica ) | |
| coast | Hut Point Peninsula | |
| Waters | McMurdo Sound , Ross Sea , Southern Ocean | |
 Tip of the Hut Point Peninsula. Landsat 8 inclusion . |
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Cape Armitage ( English Cape Armitage ) is the southern end point of the Hut Point Peninsula and at the same time the southernmost point of the Antarctic Ross Island .
The cape was discovered by participants in the British Discovery Expedition (1901–1904). It is named after the deputy head of this research trip, Lieutenant Albert Armitage (1864–1943).
Web links
- Cape Armitage in the Geographic Names Information System of the United States Geological Survey (English)
- Cape Armitage on geographic.org (English)
