Cape Wallace
| Cape Wallace | ||
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| Coordinates | 63 ° 14 ′ S , 62 ° 12 ′ W | |
| location | Low Island , South Shetland Islands | |
| Waters | Osmar Strait | |
| Waters 2 | Smochevo Cove | |
Cape Wallace is a cape that forms the northwestern extension of Low Island in the archipelago of the South Shetland Islands . It lies at the northern end of the Limez Peninsula and marks the northern limit of Smochevo Cove .
The British navigator Henry Foster mapped and named the cape in the course of his Antarctic expedition with the HMS Chanticleer (1827–1831). The namesake is not known. The name of the cape has appeared on maps since the 19th century and has been established ever since.
Web links
- Cape Wallace in the Geographic Names Information System of the United States Geological Survey (English)
- Cape Wallace on geographic.org (English)