Cape Tennyson
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Cape Tennyson is a rock cape on the north coast of Ross Island
, about 25 nautical miles (46 km) southeast of Cape Bird
. Discovered in February 1900 by the British Antarctic Expedition (1898–1900) under Carsten Borchgrevink, and named by him for English poet Alfred Tennyson.
Ross Island
Ross Island is an island formed by four volcanoes in the Ross Sea near the continent of Antarctica, off the coast of Victoria Land in McMurdo Sound.-Geography:...
, about 25 nautical miles (46 km) southeast of Cape Bird
Cape Bird
Cape Bird is a cape which marks the north extremity of Ross Island. Discovered in 1841 by a British expedition under Ross, and named by him for Lieutenant Edward J. Bird of the ship Erebus....
. Discovered in February 1900 by the British Antarctic Expedition (1898–1900) under Carsten Borchgrevink, and named by him for English poet Alfred Tennyson.