Scientific Committee on Antarctic Research (SCAR)
Collated by Programma Nazionale di Ricerche in Antartide (Italy)
in the framework of the SCAR Standing Committee on Antarctic Geographic Information (SCAGI)
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| Name | Latitude | Longitude | Feature Type |
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| Cape Flying Fish (USA) | 72° 03' 00.0" S | 102° 20' 00.0" W | Cape |
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Name ID: 125227
Place ID: 4760
An ice-covered cape which forms the W extremity of Thurston Island. Discovered by R. Admiral Byrd and members of the USAS in a flight from the Bear, February 1940. Named by US-SCAN for the USEE ship Flying Fish, commanded by Lt. William M. Walker, USN, which reached a point within 125 mi of this cape; the ship's position on the morning of Mar. 23, 1839 was 7000S, 10016W. |
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