Cape Gordon

Cape Gordon (

63°51′S 57°3′W / 63.850°S 57.050°W / -63.850; -57.050Coordinates: 63°51′S 57°3′W / 63.850°S 57.050°W / -63.850; -57.050) is a jagged headland 330 metres (1,080 ft) high, forming the east end of Vega Island, lying south of the northeast tip of the Antarctic Peninsula. It was discovered by a British expedition 1839–43, under James Clark Ross, and named by him for Captain William Gordon, Royal Navy, a Lord Commissioner of the Admiralty.^[1]

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 This article incorporates public domain material from the United States Geological Survey document: "Gordon, Cape". (content from the Geographic Names Information System)