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Cape Ingrid () is a dark rock promontory separating Norvegia Bay and
Sandefjord Cove Sandefjord Cove (sometimes called Sandefjord Bay) is a cove between Cape Ingrid and the terminus of Tofte Glacier on the west side of Peter I Island. A Norwegian expedition under Eyvind Tofte circumnavigated Peter I Island in the '' Odd I'' in ...
on the west side of
Peter I Island Peter I Island ( no, Peter I Øy) is an uninhabited volcanic island in the Bellingshausen Sea, from continental Antarctica. It is claimed as a dependency of Norway and, along with Bouvet Island and Queen Maud Land, composes one of the thre ...
, Antarctica. It was discovered in 1927 by a Norwegian expedition under
Eyvind Tofte Eyvind is a masculine given name. Its variant is Eivind. Notable people with the name include: *Eyvind Alnæs (1872–1932), Norwegian composer, pianist, organist and choir director * Eyvind Andersen (1874–1939), Norwegian judge * Eyvind Bødtker ...
in the ''
Odd I ''Odd I'' was a Norwegian whaler, launched in 1912 as ''Dominion II''. She was renamed ''Odd I'' in 1921 and retained that name until 1963 when she became ''Annstein'', except for a period during World War II when she served as a ''Vorpostenboot ...
'', a vessel of
Lars Christensen Lars Christensen (6 April 1884 – 10 December 1965) was a Norwegian shipowner and whaling magnate. He was also a philanthropist with a keen interest in the exploration of Antarctica. Career Lars Christensen was born at Sandar in Vestfold, Nor ...
's whaling fleet, and named for
Ingrid Christensen Ingrid Christensen (10 October 1891 – 18 June 1976) was an early polar explorer. She was known as the first woman to view Antarctica and land on the Antarctic mainland. Early life Christensen (née Dahl) was the daughter of Alfhild Freng Dahl ...
, the wife of Lars.


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Headlands of Antarctica Peter I Island {{Subantarctic-geo-stub