Cape Cartwright
| Cape Cartwright | ||
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| Coordinates | 52 ° 59 ′ S , 73 ° 15 ′ E | |
| location | Heard ( Heard and McDonald Islands ) | |
| Waters | Indian Ocean | |
The Cape Cartwright is a cape of the island Heard in the southern Indian Ocean . It forms the western extension of the Laurens Peninsula .
The headland is named after Lieutenant Commander I. Cartwright of the Royal Australian Navy , captain of HMAS Labuan for supplying the Australian research station on Heard in 1951.
Web links
- Cape Cartwright in the directory of the Australian Antarctic Data Center (English)