Cape Williams
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Cape Williams is an ice-covered cape at the east side of the terminus of Lillie Glacier
. Discovered in February 1911 when the Terra Nova
of the British Antarctic Expedition
, 1910-13, explored the area westward of Cape North
. Named for William Williams
, Chief Engine-room Artificer on the Terra Nova.
Lillie Glacier
Lillie Glacier is a large glacier, about 160 km long and 16 km wide, between Bowers Mountains on the west and Concord and Anare Mountains on the east, flowing to Ob' Bay on the coast and forming the Lillie Glacier Tongue. The glacier tongue was discovered by the British Antarctic Expedition,...
. Discovered in February 1911 when the Terra Nova
Terra Nova (ship)
The Terra Nova was built in 1884 for the Dundee whaling and sealing fleet. She worked for 10 years in the annual seal fishery in the Labrador Sea, proving her worth for many years before she was called upon for expedition work.Terra Nova was ideally suited to the polar regions...
of the British Antarctic Expedition
Terra Nova Expedition
The Terra Nova Expedition , officially the British Antarctic Expedition 1910, was led by Robert Falcon Scott with the objective of being the first to reach the geographical South Pole. Scott and four companions attained the pole on 17 January 1912, to find that a Norwegian team led by Roald...
, 1910-13, explored the area westward of Cape North
Cape North (Victoria Land)
Cape North is a large bluff with much rock exposed along the north and east sides, standing at the west side of Nielsen Fjord on the north coast of Victoria Land. The top of the bluff is snow covered and rises to about...
. Named for William Williams
William Williams
-Authors and artists:*William Williams , artist, author of first American novel, Penrose*William Joseph Williams , his son, artist; painted George Washington, John Adams and Thomas Jefferson...
, Chief Engine-room Artificer on the Terra Nova.