Cape Goldschmidt
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Cape Goldschmidt is a low ice-covered cape forming the eastern tip of Nicholson Peninsula
, at the west side of the Ross Ice Shelf
. Named by the New Zealand Geological Survey Antarctic Expedition
(NZGSAE) (1960–61) for Donald R. Goldschmidt, a member of the NZGSAE parties of 1959-60 and 1960-61 which mapped this area.
Nicholson Peninsula
Nicholson Peninsula is a broad ice-covered peninsula about 15 nautical miles long, between Couzens Bay and Matterson Inlet on the west side of Ross Ice Shelf. Named by Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names for Captain M.W. Nicholson, U.S. Navy, chief of staff to the U.S. Antarctic Projects...
, at the west side of the Ross Ice Shelf
Ross Ice Shelf
The Ross Ice Shelf is the largest ice shelf of Antarctica . It is several hundred metres thick. The nearly vertical ice front to the open sea is more than 600 km long, and between 15 and 50 metres high above the water surface...
. Named by the New Zealand Geological Survey Antarctic Expedition
New Zealand Geological Survey Antarctic Expedition
The New Zealand Geological Survey Antarctic Expedition describes a series of scientific explorations of the continent Antarctica. The expeditions were notably active in 1957-58 and again in 1958-59. The 1957-58 expedition went to the Ross Dependency and named the Borchgrevink Glacier...
(NZGSAE) (1960–61) for Donald R. Goldschmidt, a member of the NZGSAE parties of 1959-60 and 1960-61 which mapped this area.