Cape Lyttelton
| Cape Lyttelton | ||
| Geographical location | ||
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| Coordinates | 82 ° 21 ′ S , 164 ° 39 ′ E | |
| location | Ross Dependency , Antarctica | |
| coast | Shackleton coast | |
| Waters | Ross Ice Shelf | |
| Waters 2 | Shackleton Inlet | |
The Cape Lyttelton is a chapter on the Shackleton Coast of the Antarctic Ross Dependency . On the western edge of the Ross Ice Shelf , it forms the southern boundary of Shackleton Inlet .
It was discovered in December 1902 as part of the Discovery Expedition (1901–1904) by the three-man southern group under the direction of British polar explorer Robert Falcon Scott , who named it after the New Zealand port of Lyttelton , where the expedition had been generously helped.
Web links
- Cape Lyttelton in the Geographic Names Information System of the United States Geological Survey (English)
- Cape Lyttelton on geographic.org (English)