Cape Evensen
| Cape Evensen | ||
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| Coordinates | 66 ° 9 ′ S , 65 ° 43 ′ W | |
| location | Grahamland , Antarctic Peninsula | |
| coast | Graham coast | |
| Waters | Crystal sound | |
| Waters 2 | Auvert Bay | |
The Cape Evensen is a cape at the Graham Coast of Graham Lands on the Antarctic Peninsula . As one of the foothills of the Strescher Peninsula , it marks the northern limit of the entrance from Crystal Sound to Auvert Bay .
It was discovered during the Fourth French Antarctic Expedition (1903-1905) under the direction of Jean-Baptiste Charcot . It is named after the Norwegian Karl Julius Evensen (1851-1937), who explored the coast of Grahamland as captain of the Hertha between 1893 and 1894 to develop new whaling grounds.
Web links
- Cape Evensen in the Geographic Names Information System of the United States Geological Survey (English)
- Cape Evensen on geographic.org (English)
Individual evidence
- ^ John Stewart: Antarctica - An Encyclopedia . Vol. 1, McFarland & Co., Jefferson and London 2011, ISBN 978-0-7864-3590-6 , p. 514 (English).