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Cape Byrd

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131: 95: 77: 172: 104: 196: 81: 109: 22: 191: 165: 99: 114: 72:, noted American explorer and leader of five expeditions to Antarctica. It was remapped from air photos taken by 158: 73: 60: 8: 55: 146: 65: 142: 51: 185: 37: 24: 138: 69: 130: 50:) is a low, ice-covered cape forming the northwest extremity of 54:. It was first seen from the air and roughly mapped by 183: 166: 58:on December 29, 1929, in a flight from the 173: 159: 64:. It was named by Wilkins for R. Admiral 184: 125: 82:Falkland Islands Dependencies Survey 110:Geographic Names Information System 13: 14: 208: 129: 98: This article incorporates 93: 115:United States Geological Survey 1: 87: 145:. You can help Knowledge by 74:U.S. Navy Operation Highjump 7: 197:Palmer Land geography stubs 10: 213: 124: 192:Headlands of Palmer Land 141:location article is a 100:public domain material 34: /  56:Sir Hubert Wilkins 154: 153: 78:Derek J.H. Searle 38:69.633°S 76.117°W 204: 175: 168: 161: 133: 126: 118: 97: 96: 61:William Scoresby 49: 48: 46: 45: 44: 43:-69.633; -76.117 39: 35: 32: 31: 30: 27: 212: 211: 207: 206: 205: 203: 202: 201: 182: 181: 180: 179: 122: 103: 94: 90: 66:Richard E. Byrd 42: 40: 36: 33: 28: 25: 23: 21: 20: 12: 11: 5: 210: 200: 199: 194: 178: 177: 170: 163: 155: 152: 151: 134: 120: 119: 89: 86: 52:Charcot Island 9: 6: 4: 3: 2: 209: 198: 195: 193: 190: 189: 187: 176: 171: 169: 164: 162: 157: 156: 150: 148: 144: 140: 135: 132: 128: 127: 123: 116: 112: 111: 106: 101: 92: 91: 85: 83: 79: 75: 71: 67: 63: 62: 57: 53: 47: 18: 147:expanding it 136: 121: 108: 105:"Byrd, Cape" 59: 16: 15: 139:Palmer Land 76:in 1947 by 41: / 186:Categories 88:References 84:in 1960. 70:U.S. Navy 17:Cape Byrd 80:of the 26:69°38′S 29:76°7′W 137:This 102:from 143:stub 188:: 113:. 107:. 68:, 174:e 167:t 160:v 149:. 117:. 19:(

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69°38′S 76°7′W / 69.633°S 76.117°W / -69.633; -76.117
Charcot Island
Sir Hubert Wilkins
William Scoresby
Richard E. Byrd
U.S. Navy
U.S. Navy Operation Highjump
Derek J.H. Searle
Falkland Islands Dependencies Survey
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"Byrd, Cape"
Geographic Names Information System
United States Geological Survey
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Headlands of Palmer Land
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