Cape Cloos
| Cape Cloos | ||
 photographed by Frederick Cook on the Belgica expedition (1897–1899) |
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| Coordinates | 65 ° 7 ′ S , 64 ° 0 ′ W | |
| location | Grahamland , Antarctic Peninsula | |
| coast | Graham coast | |
| Waters | Lemaire Channel | |
| Waters 2 | Girard Bay | |
The Cape Cloos ( French Cap Cloos ) is a 975 m towering rocky promontory at the Graham Coast of Graham Lands on the Antarctic Peninsula . It protrudes into the Lemaire Channel and marks the north side of the entrance to Girard Bay .
Participants of the Belgica expedition (1897–1899) discovered the cape. Expedition leader Adrien de Gerlache de Gomery named it after the Danish merchant Christian Cloos (1863-1941), Belgium's honorary consul in Denmark.
Web links
- Cape Cloos in the Geographic Names Information System of the United States Geological Survey (English)
- Cape Cloos on geographic.org (English)