Cape Mousse () is a small rocky cape, fringed by many small islands and backed by moraine close to the south, protruding through the coastal icecap southwest of
Cape Decouverte. Photographed from the air by
U.S. Navy Operation Highjump, 1946–47. Charted by the
French Antarctic Expedition
The French Antarctic Expedition is any of several French expeditions in Antarctica.
1837–1840
In 1837, during an 1837–1840 expedition across the deep southern hemisphere, Captain Jules Dumont d'Urville sailed his ship ''Astrolabe'' alo ...
, 1949–51, and so named by them because several patches of lichens were found on the exposed rocky surfaces. ''Mousse'' is French for 'moss'.
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Headlands of Adélie Land
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