Cape Yelcho
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 Map of Elephant Island with Cape Yelcho |
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| Coordinates | 61 ° 3 ′ S , 55 ° 22 ′ W | |
| location | Elephant Island ( South Shetland Islands ) | |
| Waters | Sealers passage | |
Cape Yelcho is a cape on the northwestern extension of Elephant Island in the archipelago of the South Shetland Islands .
The cape was named by participants in the British Joint Services Expedition to Elephant Island (1970–1971). It is named after the Chilean steam tug Yelcho , with whose help the part of the endurance expedition (1914-1917) missing on Elephant Island was rescued in August 1916 .
Web links
- Cape Yelcho in the Geographic Names Information System of the United States Geological Survey (English)
- Cape Yelcho on geographic.org (English)