Feature Name (see definition): Nutt, Cape

Feature Class (see definition): Cape

Country Code (see definition): AQ (Antarctica)

Feature ID (see definition): 10943

Primary Latitude in degrees, minutes, and seconds (see definition): 66° 38' 00" S

Primary Longitude in degrees, minutes, and seconds (see definition): 108° 12' 00" E

Primary Latitude in decimal degrees (see definition): -66.6333333

Primary Longitude in decimal degrees (see definition): 108.2

Elevation (see definition): No data

Decision Year (see definition): 01/01/1955

Description (see definition): A mostly ice-covered cape with several rock outcrops at the extremity, forming the W side of the entrance to Vincennes Bay. The position of Cape Nutt correlates closely with the eastern end of "Knox's High Land" as charted as a coastal landfall in 1840 by the U.S. Exploring Expedition (USEE) under Lieutenant Charles Wilkes. The cape was mapped from air photos taken by U.S. Navy (USN) Operation Highjump, 1946-47. Named by Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names (US-ACAN) for Commander David C. Nutt, U.S. Navy Reserve (USNR), research assistant in geography at Dartmouth College, who served as a marine biologist on U.S. Navy (USN) Operation Windmill, 1947-48.

Date Created (see definition): No data

Date Edited (see definition): No data