Cape Mousse
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Cape Mousse is a small rocky cape, fringed by many small islands and backed by moraine close to the south, protruding through the coastal icecap 2.5 nautical miles (4.6 km) southwest of Cape Decouverte
. Photographed from the air by U.S. Navy Operation Highjump, 1946-47. Charted by the French Antarctic Expedition
, 1949–51, and so named by them because several patches of lichens were found on the exposed rocky surfaces. "Mousse" is French for moss.
Cape Découverte
Cape Découverte or Cape Discovery is the point of rocks which marks the northwest extremity of Curzon Islands along Adelie Coast. Discovered on January 21, 1840 by the French Antarctic Expedition under Captain Jules Dumont d'Urville who gave the name "Cap de la Decouverte" . It was the first rocky...
. Photographed from the air by U.S. Navy Operation Highjump, 1946-47. Charted by the French Antarctic Expedition
French Antarctic Expedition
French Antarctic Expedition refers to several French expeditions in Antarctica.-First expedition:Yves-Joseph de Kerguelen-Trémarec was a French explorer....
, 1949–51, and so named by them because several patches of lichens were found on the exposed rocky surfaces. "Mousse" is French for moss.