Cape Douglas
Cape Douglas | ||
Geographical location | ||
|
||
Coordinates | 80 ° 55 ′ S , 160 ° 52 ′ E | |
location | Ross Dependency , Antarctica | |
coast | Shackleton coast | |
Waters | Ross Ice Shelf | |
Waters 2 | Matterson Inlet |
The Cape Douglas is an ice-covered cape at the Shackleton Coast of the Antarctic Ross Dependency . On the west side of the Ross Ice Shelf , it marks the southern limit of the entrance to Matterson Inlet .
Participants in the Discovery Expedition (1901-1904) of the British polar explorer Robert Falcon Scott discovered it. Scott named it after Admiral Archibald Lucius Douglas (1842-1913), who had enforced the Admiralty 's provision of seafarers for the expedition.
Web links
- Cape Douglas in the Geographic Names Information System of the United States Geological Survey (English)
- Cape Douglas on geographic.org (English)