Cape Worsley
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| Coordinates | 64 ° 39 ′ S , 60 ° 22 ′ W | |
| location | Grahamland , Antarctic Peninsula | |
| coast | Nordenskjöld coast | |
| Waters | Weddell Sea | |
| height | 225 m | |
The Cape Worsley is a dome-shaped and up to 225 m towering headland at the Nordenskjöld Coast of Graham lands north of the Antarctic Peninsula . The cape is located 10 miles east of the southern end of the Detroit Plateau and is characterized by snow-free cliffs on the south and east sides. It forms the southeastern extension of the Rawen Peninsula .
The Falkland Islands Dependencies Survey carried out a survey and naming in 1947. It is named after the New Zealand polar explorer Frank Worsley (1872–1943), captain of the research ships on the Endurance Expedition (1914–1916) and the Quest Expedition (1921–1922).
Web links
- Cape Worsley in the Geographic Names Information System of the United States Geological Survey (English)
- Cape Worsley on geographic.org (English)