Cape Simpson

Cape Simpson is a high rocky bluff at the north end of Ufs Island, forming the east side of the entrance to Howard Bay.

For the headland in Greenland, see Cape Simpson (Greenland).
Cape Simpson
LocationUfs Island
Coordinates67°28′S 61°8′W
Offshore water bodiesWeddell Sea
AreaAntarctica

Discovered in February 1931 by the British Australian New Zealand Antarctic Research Expedition (BANZARE) under Mawson. He named it for A. A. Simpson of the Royal Geographical Society of Australasia, who helped finance Mawson's Antarctic expeditions.[1]

 This article incorporates public domain material from the United States Geological Survey document: "Cape Simpson". (content from the Geographic Names Information System) 

References
  1. Today Not Tomorrow: A Century of Progress pub. A. Simpson & Son Ltd. Adelaide 1954


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