Cape Boothby
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Cape Boothby in East Antarctica
is a rounded cape
along the east side of the coastal projection of Edward VIII Plateau
. It is situated 4 miles (6.4 km) north of Kloa Point
, just north of Edward VIII Bay
. It was discovered on 28 February 1936 by DI
personnel on the RSS William Scoresby
, and named for the captain of the vessel, Lieutenant Commander C.R.U. Boothby, Royal Naval Reserve
.
East Antarctica
East Antarctica, also called Greater Antarctica, constitutes the majority of the Antarctic continent, lying on the Indian Ocean side of the Transantarctic Mountains...
is a rounded cape
Cape (geography)
In geography, a cape or headland is a point or body of land extending into a body of water, usually the sea.A cape usually represents a marked change in trend of the coastline. Their proximity to the coastline makes them prone to natural forms of erosion, mainly tidal actions. This results in capes...
along the east side of the coastal projection of Edward VIII Plateau
Edward VIII Plateau
The Edward VIII Plateau is a dome-shaped, ice-covered peninsula between Magnet Bay and Edward VIII Bay. It was probably seen by personnel on the RSS William Scoresby in 1936, and mapped from aerial photos taken by the Lars Christensen Expedition, 1936-37, and named Gulfplataet...
. It is situated 4 miles (6.4 km) north of Kloa Point
Kloa Point
Kloa Point is a prominent coastal point projecting from the east side of Edward VIII Plateau, 3 nautical miles north of Cape Gotley. Mapped by Norwegian cartographers from aerial photographs taken by the Lars Christensen Expedition, 1936–37, and called by them Kloa ....
, just north of Edward VIII Bay
Edward VIII Bay
Edward VIII Bay is a bay about 20 miles in extent, located between Edward VIII Plateau and the Øygarden Group of islands. The head of the bay is occupied by the Edward VIII Ice Shelf...
. It was discovered on 28 February 1936 by DI
Discovery Investigations
The Discovery Investigations were a series of scientific cruises and shore-based investigations into the biology of whales in the Southern Ocean. They were funded by the British Colonial Office and organised by the Discovery Committee in London, which was formed in 1918...
personnel on the RSS William Scoresby
RRS William Scoresby
The RRS William Scoresby was an early-twentieth-century research vessel in the employ of the British scientific organisation, Discovery Investigations....
, and named for the captain of the vessel, Lieutenant Commander C.R.U. Boothby, Royal Naval Reserve
Royal Naval Reserve
The Royal Naval Reserve is the volunteer reserve force of the Royal Navy in the United Kingdom. The present Royal Naval Reserve was formed in 1958 by merging the original Royal Naval Reserve and the Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve , a reserve of civilian volunteers founded in 1903...
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