Cape Geddes
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Cape Geddes is a cape which forms the north end of Ferguslie Peninsula
on the north coast of Laurie Island
, in the South Orkney Islands
. Charted in 1903 by the Scottish National Antarctic Expedition
under Bruce, who named it for Professor P. (later Sir Patrick) Geddes, noted Scottish biologist and sociologist.
Ferguslie Peninsula
Ferguslie Peninsula is a peninsula 1.5 nautical miles long, lying between Browns Bay and Macdougal Bay on the north coast of Laurie Island, in the South Orkney Islands. Charted in 1903 by the Scottish National Antarctic Expedition under Bruce, who named it for the residence of James Coats, chief...
on the north coast of Laurie Island
Laurie Island
Laurie Island is an island in the Antarctic Circle, the second largest of the South Orkney Islands. The island is claimed by both Argentina as part of Argentine Antarctica, and the United Kingdom as part of the British Antarctic Territory...
, in the South Orkney Islands
South Orkney Islands
The South Orkney Islands are a group of islands in the Southern Ocean, about north-east of the tip of the Antarctic Peninsula. They have a total area of about ....
. Charted in 1903 by the Scottish National Antarctic Expedition
Scottish National Antarctic Expedition
The Scottish National Antarctic Expedition , 1902–04, was organised and led by William Speirs Bruce, a natural scientist and former medical student from the University of Edinburgh. Although overshadowed in prestige terms by Robert Falcon Scott's concurrent Discovery Expedition, the SNAE completed...
under Bruce, who named it for Professor P. (later Sir Patrick) Geddes, noted Scottish biologist and sociologist.