Cape Monaco
| Cape Monaco | ||
| Geographical location | ||
|
||
| Coordinates | 64 ° 43 ′ S , 64 ° 17 ′ W | |
| location | Anvers Island ( Palmer Archipelago , West Antarctica ) | |
| Waters | Southern ocean | |
| Waters 2 | Wylie Bay | |
The Cape Monaco ( French Cap Albert de Monaco ) is a cape which the southwestern tip of Anvers Island in the West Antarctic Palmer Archipelago forms. The Gossler Islands lie in front of the cape .
It was discovered during the German Antarctic expedition, which lasted from 1873 to 1874, under the direction of polar explorer Eduard Dallmann , but was not recognized as a landmark on Anvers Island. Participants in the Fourth French Antarctic Expedition (1903-1905) under the direction of polar explorer Jean-Baptiste Charcot mapped it. Charcot named the cape after Albert I of Monaco (1848–1922), a sponsor of his research trip .
Web links
- Cape Monaco in the Geographic Names Information System of the United States Geological Survey (English)
- Cape Monaco on geographic.org (English)