Cape Whitson
| Cape Whitson | ||
| Geographical location | ||
|
||
| Coordinates | 60 ° 45 ′ S , 44 ° 33 ′ W | |
| location | Laurie Island , South Orkney Islands | |
| Waters | Methuen Cove | |
| Waters 2 | Aitken Cove | |
Cape Whitson is the southern end of the peninsula between Methuen Cove and Aitken Cove on the south coast of Laurie Island in the archipelago of the South Orkney Islands .
It was mapped during the Scottish National Antarctic Expedition (1902-1904) under the direction of the Scottish polar explorer William Speirs Bruce . Bruce named the cape after Thomas B. Whitson (1869-1948), treasurer of the expedition and later Lord Provost of Edinburgh (1929-1932).
Web links
- Cape Whitson in the Geographic Names Information System of the United States Geological Survey (English)
- Cape Whitson on geographic.org (English)