Cape Lyttelton
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Cape Lyttelton is a cape forming the southern entrance point of Shackleton Inlet
, along the western edge of the Ross Ice Shelf
. Discovered by the Discovery expedition (1901–04) and named after Lyttelton, New Zealand
. The Discovery started on the last lap of its journey south from Lyttelton, where very generous assistance was given the expedition.
Shackleton Inlet
The Shackleton Inlet is a reentrant, about 16 km wide, between Cape Wilson and Cape Lyttelton. It is occupied by the terminus of the Nimrod Glacier descending at a low gradient from the bordering highlands to the Ross Ice Shelf....
, along the western edge 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...
. Discovered by the Discovery expedition (1901–04) and named after Lyttelton, New Zealand
Lyttelton, New Zealand
Lyttelton is a port town on the north shore of Lyttelton Harbour close to Banks Peninsula, a suburb of Christchurch on the eastern coast of the South Island of New Zealand....
. The Discovery started on the last lap of its journey south from Lyttelton, where very generous assistance was given the expedition.