Cape Ingrid
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| Location | Peter I Island, Antarctica (68°46′S 90°42′W) |
| Etymology | Named after Ingrid Christensen |
Cape Ingrid (68°46′S 90°42′W / 68.767°S 90.700°W) is a dark rock promontory separating Norvegia Bay and Sandefjord Cove on the west side of Peter I Island, Antarctica.
It was discovered in 1927 by a Norwegian expedition under Eyvind Tofte in the Odd I, a vessel of Lars Christensen's whaling fleet, and named for Ingrid Christensen, the wife of Lars.[1][2]
References
[edit]- ↑ "Ingrid, Cape". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved 2012-07-08.
- ↑ Alberts, Fred G., ed. (June 1995). Geographic Names of the Antarctic (PDF) (second ed.). United States Board on Geographic Names. p. 360. Retrieved 2012-04-05.
This article incorporates public domain material from "Ingrid, Cape". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey.
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