Cape Freshfield
| Cape Freshfield | ||
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| Coordinates | 68 ° 20 ′ S , 151 ° 0 ′ E | |
| location | East Antarctica | |
| coast | George V coast | |
| Waters | Deakin Bay | |
| Waters 2 | Cook Ice Shelf | |
The Cape Freshfield is an icy cape on the East Antarctic Georg V. Coast . It lies between Deakin Bay and the Cook Ice Shelf .
The coastline near the cape was first roughly mapped during the United States Exploring Expedition (1838–1842) under the direction of the American polar explorer Charles Wilkes . The cape itself was mapped in 1912 by participants in the Australasian Antarctic Expedition , led by Australian polar explorer Douglas Mawson . Mawson named it after Douglas William Freshfield (1845-1934), then President of the Royal Geographical Society .
Web links
- Cape Freshfield in the Geographic Names Information System of the United States Geological Survey (English)
- Cape Freshfield on geographic.org (English)