Cape de la Motte
| Cape de la Motte | ||
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| Coordinates | 67 ° 0 ′ S , 144 ° 25 ′ E | |
| location | East Antarctica | |
| coast | George V coast | |
| Waters | Watt Bay | |
| Waters 2 | Buchanan Bay | |
The Cape De la Motte is a striking cape on the East Antarctic Georg V. Coast . It separates Watt Bay from Buchanan Bay . The continental ice shelf rises immediately south of the cape to a height of 520 m in the form of Mount Hunt .
It was mapped during the Australasian Antarctic Expedition (1911-1914) under the direction of the Australian polar explorer Douglas Mawson . This named it after Clarence W. Petersen De la Motte (1892-1970), third officer on board the ship Aurora on this research trip .
Web links
- Cape De la Motte in the Geographic Names Information System of the United States Geological Survey (English)
- Cape De la Motte on geographic.org (English)