Cape Chocolate
| Cape Chocolate | ||
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| Coordinates | 77 ° 56 ′ S , 164 ° 35 ′ E | |
| location | Victoria Land , East Antarctica | |
| coast | Scott coast | |
| Waters | McMurdo Sound | |
| Waters 2 | Salmon Bay | |
Cape Chocolate is a small cape on the Scott coast of East Antarctica, Victoria , It marks the south side of Salmon Bay .
It was discovered by participants in the Discovery Expedition (1901-1904) led by the British polar explorer Robert Falcon Scott . It is named after probably of dark chocolate ( English chocolate reminiscent) moraine from the west edge of the Koettlitz Glacier from which the chapter consists mainly.
Web links
- Cape Chocolate in the Geographic Names Information System of the United States Geological Survey (English)
- Cape Chocolate on geographic.org (English)