Cape Géodésie () is a low, ice-covered point marked by prominent rock
outcrops
An outcrop or rocky outcrop is a visible exposure of bedrock or ancient superficial deposits on the surface of the Earth.
Features
Outcrops do not cover the majority of the Earth's land surface because in most places the bedrock or superficial ...
at its northeast end, lying northwest of the mouth of
Astrolabe Glacier
Astrolabe Glacier is a glacier wide and long, flowing north-northeast from the continental ice and terminating at the coast in a prominent tongue at the east side of Geologie Archipelago. It was first sighted in 1840 by the French expedition u ...
, Antarctica. It was photographed from the air by
U.S. Navy Operation Highjump, 1946–47. It was charted by the French Antarctic Expedition, 1951–52, and so named by them because of the extensive geodetic program undertaken in this region, particularly in the
Geologie Archipelago close offshore.
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References
Headlands of Adélie Land
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