Cape MacDonald
| Cape MacDonald | ||
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| Coordinates | 71 ° 32 ′ S , 61 ° 10 ′ W | |
| location | Palmerland , Antarctic Peninsula | |
| coast | Black coast | |
| Waters | Weddell Sea | |
| Waters 2 | Odom inlet | |
| height | 435 m | |
Cape MacDonald is a point of land towering up to 435 m on the Black Coast of the Palmerland on the Antarctic Peninsula . It forms the south side of the entrance to Odom Inlet .
Participants of the United States Antarctic Service Expedition (1939–1941) discovered the cape in 1940. It is named after J. E. MacDonald, secretary of the service.
Web links
- Cape MacDonald in the Geographic Names Information System of the United States Geological Survey (English)
- Cape MacDonald on geographic.org (English)