Cape Lewis
| Cape Lewis | ||
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| Coordinates | 66 ° 30 ′ S , 124 ° 30 ′ E | |
| location | Wilkesland , East Antarctica | |
| coast | Banzare coast | |
| Waters | Southern ocean | |
| Waters 2 | Maury Bay | |
The Cape Lewis is an icy cape at the Banzare coast of the East Antarctic Wilke country . It is on the west side of the entrance to Maury Bay .
The American cartographer Gardner "Gard" Dean Blodgett (* 1925) mapped it in 1955 using aerial photographs taken during Operation Highjump (1946–1947) of the United States Navy . The Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names named the cape after Thomas Lewis, gunner on the sloop USS Peacock during the United States Exploring Expedition (1838–1842) under the direction of polar explorer Charles Wilkes .
Web links
- Cape Lewis in the Geographic Names Information System of the United States Geological Survey (English)
- Cape Lewis on geographic.org (English)