Cape Cox () is a cape which forms the northeastern extremity of

Dodson Peninsula Dodson Peninsula () is an ice-covered peninsula, long, located south of Hansen Inlet on the Orville Coast, situated in Palmer Land, Antarctica. It was discovered by the Ronne Antarctic Research Expedition (RARE), 1947–48, under Finn Ronne, and n ...

at the west side of the Ronne Ice Shelf. It was first sighted from the air by the

Ronne Antarctic Research Expedition The Ronne Antarctic Research Expedition (RARE) was an expedition from 1947–1948 which researched the area surrounding the head of the Weddell Sea in Antarctica. Background Finn Ronne led the RARE which was the final privately sponsored exp ...

, 1947–48. It was mapped by the

United States Geological Survey The United States Geological Survey (USGS), formerly simply known as the Geological Survey, is a scientific agency of the United States government. The scientists of the USGS study the landscape of the United States, its natural resources, ...

from ground surveys and from U.S. Navy air photos, 1961–67, and named by the

Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names The Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names (ACAN or US-ACAN) is an advisory committee of the United States Board on Geographic Names responsible for recommending commemorative names for features in Antarctica. History The committee was established ...

for Larry E. Cox, a radioman with the South Pole Station winter party in 1964.

References

* Headlands of Palmer Land Filchner-Ronne Ice Shelf {{PalmerLand-geo-stub