Tange Promontory
| Tange Promontory | ||
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| Coordinates | 67 ° 27 '0 " S , 46 ° 45' 0" E | |
| location | Enderbyland , East Antarctica | |
| Waters 1 | Casey Bay | |
| Waters 2 | Alasheev Bay | |
The Tange Promontory is an icy peninsula on the Crown Prince Olav coast of the East Antarctic Enderbyland . It is located west of Casey Bay and east of Alasheev Bay .
It was mapped using aerial photographs taken in 1956 as part of the Australian National Antarctic Research Expeditions (ANARE). Participants in a Soviet Antarctic expedition also mapped it in February 1957. The Antarctic Names Committee of Australia (ANCA) named them after the Australian administrative officer Arthur Tange (1914-2001), from 1954 to 1965 State Secretary in the Australian Foreign Office.
Web links
- Tange Promontory in the Geographic Names Information System of the United States Geological Survey (English)
- Tange Promontory on geographic.org (English)