Cape Kolossow
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| Coordinates | 66 ° 29 ′ S , 50 ° 13 ′ E | |
| location | Enderbyland , East Antarctica | |
| Waters | Amundsen Bay | |
Cape Kolossow ( Russian Мыс Колосов Mys Kolossow ) is a cape on the coast of the East Antarctic Enderbyland . It lies on the west side of an icy peninsula , which forms the east side of the entrance to Amundsen Bay .
Aerial photographs of the Australian National Antarctic Research Expeditions from 1956 were used for mapping purposes. Soviet scientists re-mapped the cape in 1958 and named the cape after Vladimir Kolossov, an aircraft navigator who was killed in the Arctic .
Web links
- Cape Kolosov in the Geographic Names Information System of the United States Geological Survey (English)
- Cape Kolosov on geographic.org (English) D