Cape Hodgson
Cape Hodgson (78°7′S 166°5′E / 78.117°S 166.083°ECoordinates: 78°7′S 166°5′E / 78.117°S 166.083°E) is the northernmost cape of Black Island, in the Ross Archipelago, Antarctica. It was named by the New Zealand Geological Survey Antarctic Expedition (1958–59) for Thomas V. Hodgson, a biologist with the British National Antarctic Expedition (1901–04), who with Reginald Koettlitz, Hartley T. Ferrar and Louis Bernacchi was the first to visit the island.[1]
References
- ↑ "Hodgson, Cape". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 2012-06-20.
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