Cape Roca
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| Coordinates | 60 ° 44 ′ S , 44 ° 49 ′ W | |
| location | Laurie Island ( South Orkney Islands ) | |
| Waters | Caleta Peralta | |
Cape Roca is a cape at the western end of Laurie Island in the archipelago of the South Orkney Islands . On the north side of the Mackenzie Peninsula , it is 3 km northwest of Cape Davidson .
It was mapped in 1903 during the Scottish National Antarctic Expedition (1902-1904) under the direction of William Speirs Bruce . Bruce named the cape after Julio Argentino Roca (1843–1914), then President of Argentina .
Web links
- Cape Roca in the Geographic Names Information System of the United States Geological Survey (English)
- Cape Roca on geographic.org (English)