Cape Bernacchi
| Cape Bernacchi | ||
 Topographic map sheet Ross Island 1: 250,000 with Cape Bernacchi |
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| Geographical location | ||
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| Coordinates | 77 ° 29 ′ S , 163 ° 51 ′ E | |
| location | Victoria Land , East Antarctica | |
| coast | Scott coast | |
| Waters | Bernacchi Bay | |
| Waters 2 | New Harbor | |
The Cape Bernacchi is a rocky headland on the Scott Coast of the East Antarctic Victoria Land . It lies between Bernacchi Bay in the north and the New Harbor in the south.
The cape was discovered by participants in the Discovery Expedition (1901-1904) led by the British polar explorer Robert Falcon Scott . It is named after the Australian physicist Louis Bernacchi (1876–1942), who participated in this and the previous Southern Cross Expedition (1898–1900).
Web links
- Cape Bernacchi in the Geographic Names Information System of the United States Geological Survey (English)
- Cape Bernacchi on geographic.org (English)