Cape Mackintosh
| Cape Mackintosh | ||
| Geographical location | ||
|
||
| Coordinates | 72 ° 53 ′ S , 59 ° 59 ′ W | |
| location | Palmerland | |
| coast | Lassiter and Black coast | |
| Waters | Weddell Sea | |
| Waters 2 | Mason Inlet | |
The Cape Mackintosh is a low, icy cape between the Lassiter- and Black Coast of Palmer Lands on the Antarctic Peninsula . At the northern tip of the Kemp Peninsula , it marks the entrance to Mason Inlet to the east .
It was probably discovered in December 1940 by scientists from the United States Antarctic Service Expedition (1939-1941) when they were photographing the Kemp Peninsula while exploring the coast. Participants of the Ronne Antarctic Research Expedition (1947-1948) carried out geodetic surveys of the area in collaboration with the Falkland Islands Dependencies Survey . The FIDS named the cape after Neil A. Mackintosh (1900–1974), a British marine biologist and oceanographer.
Web links
- Cape Mackintosh in the Geographic Names Information System of the United States Geological Survey (English)
- Cape Mackintosh on geographic.org (English)