Cape Spieden
| Cape Spieden | ||
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| Coordinates | 66 ° 26 ' S , 126 ° 39' E | |
| location | Wilkesland , East Antarctica | |
| coast | Banzare coast | |
| Waters | Southern ocean | |
| Waters 2 | Porpoise Bay and Buhta Lavrova | |
Cape Spieden is a cape on the Banzare coast of the East Antarctic Wilkesland . Immediately to the west of the mouth of the Holmes Glacier, it marks the western boundary of the entrance to Porpoise Bay and its secondary bay Buhta Lavrova .
The cape was mapped using aerial photographs taken by the United States Navy during Operation Highjump (1946–1947). The Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names named it after William Speiden [sic!] (1797–1861), paymaster of the Sloop Peacock in the United States Exploring Expedition (1838–1942) under the direction of Charles Wilkes .
Russian scientists named Cape Smirnow ( Russian Мыс Смирнова Mys Smirnowa ) with an almost identical location , so that there is a high probability that a double name must be assumed here. The namesake is not known.
Web links
- Cape Spieden in the Geographic Names Information System of the United States Geological Survey (English)
- Cape Spieden 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. 1438 (English).