Cape Elliott
| Cape Elliott | ||
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| Coordinates | 65 ° 52 ′ S , 102 ° 35 ′ E | |
| location | Wilkesland , East Antarctica | |
| coast | Knox coast | |
| Waters | Mawson Lake | |
Cape Elliott is an icy cape that marks the northern end of the Knox Coast in Wilkesland , East Antarctica . It sits on the Shackleton Ice Shelf , 45 km southwest of Bowman Island .
The cape was mapped using aerial photographs taken during Operation Highjump (1946–1947). The Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names named it in 1955 after Jared Leigh Elliott (1805-1881), Presbyterian chaplain on the USS Vincennes , flagship of the United States Exploring Expedition (1838-1842) under the direction of the American polar explorer Charles Wilkes .
Web links
- Cape Elliott in the Geographic Names Information System of the United States Geological Survey (English)
- Cape Elliott on geographic.org (English)