Cape Lewald
| Cape Lewald | ||
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| Coordinates | 66 ° 47 ′ S , 89 ° 18 ′ E | |
| location | Kaiser Wilhelm II Land , East Antarctica | |
| Waters | Posadowskybai | |
| Waters 2 | West Ice Shelf | |
The Cape Lewald is a cape on the coast of the East Antarctic Kaiser Wilhelm II.-country . It lies between the Posadowskybai and the West Ice Shelf .
It was discovered in February 1902 during the Gauss expedition (1901–1903) under the direction of the German polar explorer Erich von Drygalski . He named it after Theodor Lewald (1860-1947), Ministerialdirektor in the Reichsamt des Interior , who had campaigned for the realization of the research trip .
Web links
- Lewald, Cape in the Composite Gazetteer of Antarctica (English)