Cape Barne
| Cape Barne | ||
 Map of Ross Island with Cape Barne on the west side (left) |
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| Coordinates | 77 ° 35 ′ S , 166 ° 14 ′ E | |
| location | Ross Island ( Ross Archipelago , Antarctica ) | |
| Waters | McMurdo Sound , Ross Sea | |
The Cape Barne is a steep cliff-like cape , which is 120 m high between Cape Royds and Cape Evans on the west side of the Antarctic Ross Island rises.
It was discovered by participants in the Discovery Expedition (1901-1904) led by the British polar explorer Robert Falcon Scott . It is named after Michael Barne (1877–1961), an expedition member who is also the namesake for the Barne Glacier .
Web links
- Cape Barne in the Geographic Names Information System of the United States Geological Survey (English)
- Cape Barne on geographic.org (English)
- Cape Barne. In: Kenneth J. Bertrand and Fred G. Alberts, Geographic names of Antarctica , US Govt. Print. Off., Washington 1956, p. 53 (English)