Cape Eve

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Cape Eve
Peter I Øy kart.png
Norwegian map of Peter I Øy with Evaodden (above)
Geographical location
Cape Eve (Antarctica)
Cape Eve
Coordinates 68 ° 46 ′  S , 90 ° 40 ′  W Coordinates: 68 ° 46 ′  S , 90 ° 40 ′  W
location Peter I Island ( Antarctica )
Waters Bellingshausen lake

Cape Eva ( Norwegian Evaodden ) is the northern cape of the Antarctic Peter I Island . It is preceded by cliffs and shallows over a length of 700 m . The cape separates the Lazarev Coast , which from here extends south along the entire west side of the island, from the Mirny Coast , which extends along the northeast coast.

The Norwegian captain Eyvind Tofte discovered and named the cape in 1927 during the Antarctic voyage of Odd I (1926–1927) financed by the Norwegian whaling entrepreneur Lars Christensen . The namesake is not known. The Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names converted the Norwegian name into English in 1952.

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