Cape Lancaster () is a cape forming the southern extremity of
Anvers Island, in the
Palmer Archipelago, Antarctica. It was discovered by a German expedition under
Eduard Dallmann, 1873–74. The cape was later sighted by the
Belgian Antarctic Expedition, 1897–99, under
Gerlache
Baron Adrien Victor Joseph de Gerlache de Gomery (; 2 August 1866 – 4 December 1934) was a Belgian officer in the Belgian Royal Navy who led the Belgian Antarctic Expedition of 1897–99.
Early years
Born in Hasselt in eastern Belgium as ...
, who named it for
Albert Lancaster, Scientific Director of the Meteorological Service of the
Royal Observatory of Belgium and a supporter of the expedition.
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Cape Lancaster
Cape Lancaster () is a cape forming the southern extremity of Anvers Island, in the Palmer Archipelago, Antarctica. It was discovered by a German expedition under Eduard Dallmann, 1873–74. The cape was later sighted by the Belgian Antarctic Exp ...
Headlands of the Palmer Archipelago
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