Cape Gage
| Cape Gage | ||
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| Coordinates | 64 ° 10 ′ S , 57 ° 4 ′ W | |
| location | James Ross Island ( Ross Islands , West Antarctica ) | |
| Waters | Erebus and Terror Golf | |
| Waters 2 | Admiralty Street | |
Cape Gage is the rocky eastern cape of the West Antarctic James Ross Island . It is on the west side of the northern entrance to Admiralty Street .
It was discovered during the Antarctic expedition (1839–1843) of the British polar explorer James Clark Ross . This named the cape after Vice Admiral William Hall Gage (1777–1864), Lord Commissioner of the British Admiralty .
Web links
- Cape Gage in the Geographic Names Information System of the United States Geological Survey (English)
- Cape Gage on geographic.org (English)