Cape Hurley
| Cape Hurley | ||
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| Coordinates | 67 ° 36 ′ S , 145 ° 18 ′ E | |
| location | East Antarctica | |
| coast | George V coast | |
| Waters | Commonwealth Bay | |
| Waters 2 | Mertz glacier | |
Cape Hurley is an icy headland on the East Antarctic George V coast . To the east it marks the exit of a depression occupied by the Mertz Glacier .
Participants of the Australasian Antarctic Expedition (1911-1914) under the direction of the Australian polar explorer Douglas Mawson discovered the cape. Mawson named it after Frank Hurley (1885–1962), the photographer on the research trip .
Web links
- Cape Hurley in the Geographic Names Information System of the United States Geological Survey (English)
- Cape Hurley on geographic.org (English)