Cape Dart () is a cape at the foot of

Mount Siple Mount Siple ( ) is a potentially active Antarctic shield volcano, rising to and dominating the northwest part of Siple Island, which is separated from the Bakutis Coast, Marie Byrd Land, by the Getz Ice Shelf. Its youthful appearance strong ...

on the north coast of Siple Island, just southward of Lauff Island off the

Bakutis Coast The Getz Ice Shelf () is an ice shelf over long and from wide, bordering the Hobbs Coast and Bakutis Coast of Marie Byrd Land, Antarctica, between the McDonald Heights and Martin Peninsula. Several large islands are partially or wholly embedded ...

Marie Byrd Land Marie Byrd Land (MBL) is an unclaimed region of Antarctica. With an area of , it is the largest unclaimed territory on Earth. It was named after the wife of American naval officer Richard E. Byrd, who explored the region in the early 20th centu ...

. It was discovered in December 1940 by members of the

United States Antarctic Service The United States Antarctic Program (or USAP; formerly known as the United States Antarctic Research Program or USARP and the United States Antarctic Service or USAS) is an organization of the United States government which has a presence in the ...

in a flight from West Base, and was named for Justin Whitlock Dart who, as an executive of the Walgreen Drug Co, supported the expedition. The average temperature at Cape Dart is around -50°F.

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* Headlands of Marie Byrd Land {{MarieByrdLand-geo-stub