Cape Green

Cape Green (

63°40′S 56°50′W / 63.667°S 56.833°WCoordinates:

63°40′S 56°50′W / 63.667°S 56.833°W) is a low ice cliff forming the southeastern extremity of Tabarin Peninsula, on the northeast end of the Antarctic Peninsula. It was charted by the Falkland Islands Dependencies Survey (FIDS) in 1946 and named for , a FIDS geologist who lost his life when the base hut at Hope Bay burned in November 1948.^[1] Neighbouring Cape Burd commemorates , a FIDS meteorologist who lost his life in the same fire.^[2]

References[]

^ "Green, Cape". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 2012-05-07.
^ "Deaths of FIDS and BAS Staff in Antarctica". Archived from the original on 2013-10-29. Retrieved 2013-10-23.

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[gnis-1] "Green, Cape". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 2012-05-07.

[2] "Deaths of FIDS and BAS Staff in Antarctica". Archived from the original on 2013-10-29. Retrieved 2013-10-23.

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