Cape Blisnezow
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| Coordinates | 67 ° 40 ′ S , 45 ° 54 ′ E | |
| location | Enderbyland , East Antarctica | |
| Waters | Cosmonaut Lake | |
Cape Blisnezow ( Russian Мыс Близнецов Mys Blisnezow , German 'Zwillingskap, Cape of Twins' ) is a cape on the coast of the Enderbyland in East Antarctica . It is located on the northern edge of the Thala Hills at a distance of 5.5 km east of the Russian Molodjoschnaja station .
Aerial photographs were taken in 1956 as part of the Australian National Antarctic Research Expeditions and in 1957 during a Soviet Antarctic expedition . Scientists on the latter research trip also made the naming. Apparently, the namesake is the constellation Gemini .
Web links
- Cape Bliznetsov in the Composite Gazetteer of Antarctica (English)
Individual evidence
- ^ John Stewart: Antarctica - An Encyclopedia . Vol. 1, McFarland & Co., Jefferson and London 2011, ISBN 978-0-7864-3590-6 , p. 177 (English).