Cape Marchesi
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| Coordinates | 72 ° 24 ′ S , 77 ° 37 ′ W | |
| location | Smyley Island , West Antarctica | |
| coast | Trathan coast | |
| Waters | Bellingshausen lake | |
| Waters 2 | Ronne Entrance | |
Cape Marchesi is a cape on the northeastern extension of Smyley Island off the English coast of the West Antarctic Ellsworthland . It marks the eastern limit of the Trathan coast and the southern limit of the entrance to the Ronne Entrance .
The UK Antarctic Place-Names Committee named it in 2010 after Victor Aloysius John Baptist Marchesi (1914-2006), captain of the British research vessel William Scoresby from 1943 to 1947.
Web links
- Cape Marchesi in the Composite Gazetteer of Antarctica (English)