Cape Armitage

Cape Armitage (77°51′S 166°40′E / 77.850°S 166.667°E / -77.850; 166.667Coordinates: 77°51′S 166°40′E / 77.850°S 166.667°E / -77.850; 166.667) is a cape forming the south end of Hut Point Peninsula and the southernmost point on Ross Island. Discovered by the Discovery expedition, 1901–04, under Scott, and named by him for Lieutenant (later Captain) Albert B. Armitage, second in command and navigator on the Discovery.

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