Cape Bage

Headland in Antarctica

Cape Bage (67°43′S 146°34′E / 67.717°S 146.567°E / -67.717; 146.567) is a prominent point on the coast between Murphy Bay and Ainsworth Bay. Discovered in 1912 by the Australasian Antarctic Expedition (1911–1914) under Douglas Mawson, who named it for Lieutenant R. Bage, the expedition's astronomer, assistant magnetician and recorder of tides.

Further reading

  • Defense Mapping Agency 1992, Sailing Directions (planning Guide) and (enroute) for Antarctica, P 410
  • Cape Bage on USGS website
  • Cape Bage on AADC website
  • Cape Bage on SCAR website


References

Public Domain This article incorporates public domain material from "Cape Bage". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey.  Edit this at Wikidata


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