Cape Salvesen
| Cape Salvesen | ||
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| Coordinates | 64 ° 25 ′ S , 61 ° 21 ′ W | |
| location | Grahamland , Antarctic Peninsula | |
| coast | Danco coast | |
| Waters | Salvesen Cove | |
The Cape Salvesen ( Spanish Cabo Salvesen ) is a cape on the Danco coast of Graham Land on the Antarctic Peninsula . It is on the south bank of Salvesen Cove , a side bay of Hughes Bay .
Argentine scientists named it after the name of the bay of the same name. It is named after the whaling company Salvesen & Co., founded in 1872 by the Norwegian Christian Salvesen in Leith , Scotland .
Web links
- Salvesen, cabo in the Composite Gazetteer of Antarctica (English)