Cape Beck
| Cape Beck | ||
 Topographic map with Black Island (top, right of center) with Cape Beck |
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| Coordinates | 78 ° 18 ′ S , 166 ° 16 ′ E | |
| location | Black Island , Ross Archipelago , Antarctica | |
| Waters | Ross Ice Shelf , Ross Sea | |
The Cape Beck is a well-rounded rocks cape , which is the southernmost island landmark of Black Iceland in the Ross Archipelago represents.
Participants of the New Zealand Geological Survey Antarctic Expedition (1958-1959) named it after the New Zealand geologist Alan Copland Beck, who led the team that explored Black Island on this research trip.
Web links
- Cape Beck in the Geographic Names Information System of the United States Geological Survey (English)
- Cape Beck on geographic.org (English)