Cape Dundas

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Cape Dundas (60°44′S 44°24′W / 60.733°S 44.400°W / -60.733; -44.400Coordinates: 60°44′S 44°24′W / 60.733°S 44.400°W / -60.733; -44.400) is the easternmost point of Laurie Island, in the South Orkney Islands. It was sighted by Captain James Weddell on January 12, 1823, and named by him in honor of the illustrious Dundas family.[1]

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  1. ^ "Dundas, Cape". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 2012-02-20.

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