Cape Tuxen
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Cape Tuxen is a rocky cape forming the south side of the entrance to Waddington Bay
on Kiev Peninsula
, the west coast of Graham Land
. Discovered and named by the Belgian Antarctic Expedition
, 1897–99, under Gerlache.
Waddington Bay
Waddington Bay is a bay 2 nautical miles long, in a NW-SE direction, and 1 nautical mile wide, indenting the west coast of Kiev Peninsula, Graham Land, immediately north of Cape Tuxen. This bay is partially defined on the charts of the Belgian Antarctic Expedition, 1897–99, under...
on Kiev Peninsula
Kiev Peninsula
Kiev Peninsula is the predominantly ice-covered, oval shaped peninsula projecting 35 km in northwest direction from the west side of Graham Land, Antarctic Peninsula. Bounded by Flandres Bay to the northeast and Beascochea Bay to the southwest. Separated from Wilhelm Archipelago to the northwest...
, the west 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...
. Discovered and named by the Belgian Antarctic Expedition
Belgian Antarctic Expedition
The Belgian Antarctic Expedition of 1897 to 1899, named after its expedition vessel Belgica, was the first expedition to winter in the Antarctic region.- Preparation and Surveying :...
, 1897–99, under Gerlache.