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Feature Name (see definition): Washington, Cape Feature Class (see definition): Cape Country Code (see definition): AQ (Antarctica) Feature ID (see definition): 16287 Primary Latitude in degrees, minutes, and seconds (see definition): 74° 39' 00" S Primary Longitude in degrees, minutes, and seconds (see definition): 165° 25' 00" E Primary Latitude in decimal degrees (see definition): -74.65 Primary Longitude in decimal degrees (see definition): 165.4166667 Elevation (see definition): 275 Decision Year (see definition): 01/01/1947 Description (see definition): A prominent cape, 275 m, marking the S extremity of the peninsula which separates Wood Bay and Terra Nova Bay, in Victoria Land. Discovered in 1841 by Captain James Clark Ross, Royal Navy (RN), and named by him for Captain Washington, Royal Navy (RN), who was secretary of the Royal Geographical Society, 1836-40. Date Created (see definition): No data Date Edited (see definition): No data NOTE: The information regarding Washington, Cape in Antarctica on this page is published from the data supplied by the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency, a member of the Intelligence community of the Antarctica, and a Department of Defense (DoD) Combat Support Agency. No claims are made regarding the accuracy of Washington, Cape information contained here. All suggestions for corrections of any errors about Washington, Cape should be addressed to the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency.
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