Cape Charcot
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Cape Charcot is a rocky headland at the northeast end of the Melba Peninsula
, 3 miles (5 km) west of David Island
. It was discovered by the Australasian Antarctic Expedition
under Mawson, 1911–14, who named it for Dr. Jean-Baptiste Charcot, French Antarctic explorer.
Melba Peninsula
Melba Peninsula is a broad, ice-covered peninsula between Reid Glacier and the Bay of Winds, fronting on Shackleton Ice Shelf. Discovered by the Australasian Antarctic Expedition under Mawson, 1911–14, who named it for Dame Nellie Melba, of Melbourne, a patron of the expedition....
, 3 miles (5 km) west of David Island
David Island
David Island is an ice-covered island, 10 miles long and 6 miles wide, marked by rock exposures along its north and east sides, lying off Davis Peninsula in the Shackleton Ice Shelf. Discovered in November 1912 by the Western Base Party of the Australasian Antarctic Expedition under Mawson, and...
. It was discovered by the Australasian Antarctic Expedition
Australasian Antarctic Expedition
The Australasian Antarctic Expedition was an Australasian scientific team that explored part of Antarctica between 1911 and 1914. It was led by the Australian geologist Douglas Mawson, who was knighted for his achievements in leading the expedition. In 1910 he began to plan an expedition to chart...
under Mawson, 1911–14, who named it for Dr. Jean-Baptiste Charcot, French Antarctic explorer.