Cape Bage
| Cape Bage | ||
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| Coordinates | 67 ° 43 ′ S , 146 ° 34 ′ E | |
| location | East Antarctica | |
| coast | George V coast | |
| Waters | Murphy Bay | |
| Waters 2 | Ainsworth Bay | |
The Cape Bage is a striking cape between the Murphy Bay and the Ainsworth Bay on the East Antarctic Georg V. Coast .
It was discovered during the Australasian Antarctic Expedition (1911-1914) under the direction of the Australian polar explorer Douglas Mawson . Mawson named the bay after Edward Frederick Robert Bage (1888-1915), astronomer, magnetologist and tidal researcher on this expedition.
Web links
- Cape Bage in the Geographic Names Information System of the United States Geological Survey (English)
- Cape Bage on geographic.org (English)