Cape Moyes
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Cape Moyes is an ice-covered headland fronting on the Shackleton Ice Shelf
, 18 miles (29 km) west of Cape Dovers
. It was discovered by the Australasian Antarctic Expedition
(AAE) under Mawson, 1911–14, and named by him for Morton H. Moyes, meteorologist with the AAE Western Base party.
Shackleton Ice Shelf
Shackleton Ice Shelf is an extensive ice shelf fronting the coast of East Antarctica for about 384 km , projecting seaward about 145 km in the western portion and 64 km in the east. It occupies an area of 33,820 km². It is part of Mawson Sea and separates the Queen Mary Coast to the west from...
, 18 miles (29 km) west of Cape Dovers
Cape Dovers
Cape Dovers is a cape fronting on Shackleton Ice Shelf, 5 nautical miles south of Henderson Island. Discovered by the Western Base Party of the Australasian Antarctic Expedition, 1911–14, under Mawson, and named for G. Dovers, cartographer with the expedition....
. 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...
(AAE) under Mawson, 1911–14, and named by him for Morton H. Moyes, meteorologist with the AAE Western Base party.