Cape Petersen
Cape Petersen
Location of Cape Petersen in Antarctica
Map of Thurston Island.
Satellite image of Thurston Island.
Cape Petersen (71°54′S 101°27′W / 71.900°S 101.450°WCoordinates: 71°54′S 101°27′W / 71.900°S 101.450°W) is a rounded ice-covered cape on the north side of Thurston Island, about 18 nautical miles (33 km) east-northeast of Cape Flying Fish. Delineated from air photos taken by U.S. Navy Operation Highjump in December 1946. Named by Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names (US-ACAN) for Carl O. Petersen, radio engineer with the Byrd Antarctic Expedition in 1928-30 and 1933-35.
Maps
- Thurston Island – Jones Mountains. 1:500000 Antarctica Sketch Map. US Geological Survey, 1967.
- Antarctic Digital Database (ADD). Scale 1:250000 topographic map of Antarctica. Scientific Committee on Antarctic Research (SCAR). Since 1993, regularly upgraded and updated.
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