Cape Braathen
| Cape Braathen | ||
 Map of Thurston Island with Cape Braathen at the end of the Evans Peninsula (top right) |
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| Coordinates | 71 ° 53 ′ S , 96 ° 6 ′ W | |
| location | Thurston Island , West Antarctica | |
| Waters | Bellingshausen lake | |
| Waters 2 | Cadwalader Inlet | |
The Cape Braathen is an icy Cape at the northeastern end of Evans Peninsula in the north of Thurston Island before Eights Coast of the West Antarctic Ellsworthlands .
Its position was determined from aerial photographs taken by the United States Navy VX-6 squadron in January 1960. The Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names named it after the Norwegian Christoffer Braathen (1895-1937), ski expert and sled dog guide on the American Byrd Antarctic Expedition (1928-1930).
Web links
- Cape Braathen in the Geographic Names Information System of the United States Geological Survey (English)
- Cape Braathen on geographic.org (English)