Cape Kerr
| Cape Kerr | ||
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| Coordinates | 80 ° 3 ′ S , 160 ° 26 ′ E | |
| location | Ross Dependency , Antarctica | |
| coast | Hillary coast | |
| Waters | Ross Ice Shelf | |
| Waters 2 | Barne Inlet and Kerr Inlet | |
 Map with Cape Kerr (top left) |
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Cape Kerr is a tall and snow-capped cape on the Hillary coast of Antarctica's Ross Dependency . It is located on the north side of Barne Inlet , the inlet of the Byrd Glacier from the Transantarctic Mountains into the Ross Ice Shelf .
Participants in the Discovery Expedition (1901–1904), led by British polar explorer Robert Falcon Scott, discovered it. It is named after the former First Sea Lord Walter Kerr (1839–1927), who supported the research trip .
Web links
- Cape Kerr in the Geographic Names Information System of the United States Geological Survey (English)
- Cape Kerr on geographic.org (English)