Cape North is a large bluff with much rock exposed along the north and east sides, standing at the west side of
Nielsen Fjord Nielsen Fjord () is a fjord 2 nautical miles (3.7 km) wide between Cape North and Gregory Bluffs on the north coast of Victoria Land
Victoria Land is a region in eastern Antarctica which fronts the western side of the Ross Sea and the R ...
on the north coast of
Victoria Land
Victoria Land is a region in eastern Antarctica which fronts the western side of the Ross Sea and the Ross Ice Shelf, extending southward from about 70°30'S to 78°00'S, and westward from the Ross Sea to the edge of the Antarctic Plateau. It ...
. The top of the bluff is snow covered and rises to about . Although it is not the northernmost coastal point in the immediate area, the feature is conspicuous and presumably is the one observed by Captain
James Clark Ross
Sir James Clark Ross (15 April 1800 – 3 April 1862) was a British Royal Navy officer and polar explorer known for his explorations of the Arctic, participating in two expeditions led by his uncle John Ross, and four led by William Edwa ...
in 1841 and given the name Cape North. On the chart by Ross, Cape North is depicted as the northernmost cape observed westward of
Cape Hooker.
References
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Headlands of Victoria Land
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