Cape Hammersly

Cape Hammersly (66°28′S 115°3′E / 66.467°S 115.050°E / -66.467; 115.050Coordinates: 66°28′S 115°3′E / 66.467°S 115.050°E / -66.467; 115.050) is an ice-covered cape midway between Williamson Glacier and Totten Glacier on Budd Coast, Antarctica. It was delineated by G.D. Blodgett (1955) from aerial photographs taken by U.S. Navy Operation Highjump (1946–47), and named by the Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names for George W. Hammersly, a midshipman on the sloop Vincennes during the United States Exploring Expedition (1833–42) under Lieutenant Charles Wilkes.[1][2]

References

  1. ↑ "Hammersly, Cape". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 2012-05-18.
  2. ↑ Alberts, Fred G., ed. (June 1995). Geographic Names of the Antarctic (PDF) (second ed.). United States Board on Geographic Names. p. 308. Retrieved 2012-04-05.

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