Cape Lazara
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| Coordinates | 64 ° 20 ′ S , 56 ° 54 ′ W | |
| location | Snow Hill Island ( Ross Islands , West Antarctica ) | |
| Waters | Weddell Sea | |
| Waters 2 | Picnic passage | |
Cape Lázara (in Argentina Cabo Costa Lázara ) is the northern branch of Snow Hill Island in the Antarctic Weddell Sea .
Participants in an Argentine Antarctic expedition carried out from 1953 to 1954 named the cape after Lieutenant Costa Lázara, a pilot in the Argentine Navy who was killed in an airplane accident.
Web links
- Cape Lázara in the Geographic Names Information System of the United States Geological Survey (English)
- Cape Lázara on geographic.org (English)