Cape Schlossbach
| Cape Schlossbach | ||
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| Coordinates | 75 ° 9 ′ S , 63 ° 2 ′ W | |
| location | Ellsworthland , West Antarctica | |
| coast | Orville coast | |
| Waters | Gardner Inlet | |
| Waters 2 | Hansen Inlet | |
The Cape Castle Bach is a cape at the Orville Coast of the West Antarctic Ellsworthlands . It is located at the eastern end of the Prehn Peninsula between Gardner Inlet in the north and Hansen Inlet in the south.
It was discovered during the Ronne Antarctic Research Expedition (1947-1948) under the direction of the US polar explorer Finn Ronne , who named it after Isaac Schlossbach (1891-1984), commander of the United States Navy and deputy expedition leader.
Web links
- Cape Schlossbach in the Geographic Names Information System of the United States Geological Survey (English)
- Cape Schlossbach on geographic.org (English)
Individual evidence
- ^ John Stewart: Antarctica - An Encyclopedia . Vol. 2, McFarland & Co., Jefferson and London 2011, ISBN 978-0-7864-3590-6 , p. 1370 (English).