Cape Disappointment (Antarctica)
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Cape Disappointment is a cape which marks the tip of the ice-covered peninsula lying between Exasperation Inlet
and Scar Inlet
, on the east coast of Graham Land
. It was discovered in 1902 by the Swedish Antarctic Expedition
, under Otto Nordenskiöld
, and so named by him because he encountered many difficult crevasses in approaching the cape.
Exasperation Inlet
Exasperation Inlet is a large ice-filled inlet, 16 miles wide at its entrance between Foyn Point and Cape Disappointment, on the east coast of Graham Land. Charted in 1947 by the Falkland Islands Dependencies Survey , who so named it because the disturbed nature of the ice in the vicinity caused...
and Scar Inlet
Scar Inlet
Scar Inlet is an area of the Larsen Ice Shelf immediately northwest of Jason Peninsula. It is bounded by Tashtego Point and Chapman Point. Discovered in 1902 by Otto Nordenskjold, leader of the Swedish Antarctic Expedition, 1901–04, who gave the name "Scott Bay." That name has not survived in...
, on the east coast of Graham Land
Graham Land
Graham Land is that portion of the Antarctic Peninsula which lies north of a line joining Cape Jeremy and Cape Agassiz. This description of Graham Land is consistent with the 1964 agreement between the British Antarctic Place-names Committee and the US Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names, in...
. It was discovered in 1902 by the Swedish Antarctic Expedition
Swedish Antarctic Expedition
The Swedish Antarctic Expedition was led by Otto Nordenskjöld and Carl Anton Larsen.-Background:Otto Nordenskjöld, a Swedish geologist and geographer, organized and lead a scientific expedition of the Antarctic Peninsula...
, under Otto Nordenskiöld
Otto Nordenskiöld
Nils Otto Gustaf Nordenskjöld was a Finnish and Swedish geologist, geographer, and polar explorer.-Biography:...
, and so named by him because he encountered many difficult crevasses in approaching the cape.