Cape Adriasola
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Cape Adriasola is a distinctive ice-cliffed cape
at the southwest end of Adelaide Island
, 10 miles (16.1 km) northwest of Avian Island
. Discovered by the French Antarctic Expedition
, 1908–10, and named by Jean-Baptiste Charcot for an acquaintance in Punta Arenas.
Cape (geography)
In geography, a cape or headland is a point or body of land extending into a body of water, usually the sea.A cape usually represents a marked change in trend of the coastline. Their proximity to the coastline makes them prone to natural forms of erosion, mainly tidal actions. This results in capes...
at the southwest end of Adelaide Island
Adelaide Island
Adelaide Island or Isla Adelaida or Isla Belgrano is a large, mainly ice-covered island, long and wide, lying at the north side of Marguerite Bay off the west coast of the Antarctic Peninsula. The island lies within the Argentine, British and Chilean Antarctic claims, at .Adelaide Island was...
, 10 miles (16.1 km) northwest of Avian Island
Avian Island
Avian Island is an island, long and high, lying close off the south tip of Adelaide Island, Antarctica. It was discovered by the French Antarctic Expedition, 1908–10, under Jean-Baptiste Charcot, and visited in 1948 by the Falkland Islands Dependencies Survey, who so named it because of...
. Discovered by the French Antarctic Expedition
French Antarctic Expedition
French Antarctic Expedition refers to several French expeditions in Antarctica.-First expedition:Yves-Joseph de Kerguelen-Trémarec was a French explorer....
, 1908–10, and named by Jean-Baptiste Charcot for an acquaintance in Punta Arenas.