Cape Yelcho
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Cape Yelcho is the northwest extremity of Elephant Island
, South Shetland Islands
. It was named by the U.K. Joint Services Expedition, 1970–71, after the Chile
an steam tug Yelcho. The tug was commanded by Luis Pardo
, which rescued members of Ernest Shackleton
's party from nearby Point Wild
in August 1916.
Elephant Island (South Shetland Islands)
Elephant Island is an ice-covered, mountainous island off the coast of Antarctica in the outer reaches of the South Shetland Islands in the Southern Ocean. Its name was given by early explorers sighting elephant seals on its shores. It lies west-southwest of South Georgia, south of the Falkland...
, South Shetland Islands
South Shetland Islands
The South Shetland Islands are a group of Antarctic islands, lying about north of the Antarctic Peninsula, with a total area of . By the Antarctic Treaty of 1959, the Islands' sovereignty is neither recognized nor disputed by the signatories and they are free for use by any signatory for...
. It was named by the U.K. Joint Services Expedition, 1970–71, after the Chile
Chile
Chile ,officially the Republic of Chile , is a country in South America occupying a long, narrow coastal strip between the Andes mountains to the east and the Pacific Ocean to the west. It borders Peru to the north, Bolivia to the northeast, Argentina to the east, and the Drake Passage in the far...
an steam tug Yelcho. The tug was commanded by Luis Pardo
Luis Pardo
Luis Pardo Villalón was the captain of the Chilean steam tug Yelcho which rescued the 22 stranded crewmen of Sir Ernest Shackleton's ship Endurance from Elephant Island, Antarctica, in August 1916...
, which rescued members of Ernest Shackleton
Ernest Shackleton
Sir Ernest Henry Shackleton, CVO, OBE was a notable explorer from County Kildare, Ireland, who was one of the principal figures of the period known as the Heroic Age of Antarctic Exploration...
's party from nearby Point Wild
Point Wild
Point Wild is a point 6 nautical miles west of Cape Valentine on the north coast of Elephant Island, South Shetland Islands. Named Cape Wild by the Shackleton Endurance expedition 1914-16, but Point Wild is recommended for this feature because of its small size and to avoid confusion with Cape...
in August 1916.