Cape darts
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 Topographic map (1: 500,000) of the northern part of Siple Island with Cape Dart (above) |
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| Coordinates | 73 ° 7 ′ S , 126 ° 9 ′ W | |
| location | Siple Island , West Antarctica | |
| Waters | Amundsen Lake | |
Cape Dart is a cape on the north coast of Siple Island off the Bakutis coast of Marie Byrd Land in West Antarctica . It is located at the foot of Mount Siple immediately south of Lauff Island .
Scientists from the United States Antarctic Service Expedition (1939–1941) discovered the Cape in 1940 on a flight from West Base . Namesake is the American entrepreneur Justin Whitlock Dart Sr. (1907-1984) of the Walgreen Drug Compony , a sponsor of the expedition.
Web links
- Cape Dart in the Geographic Names Information System of the United States Geological Survey (English)
- Cape Dart on geographic.org (English)