Cape Wild

Cape Wild is a prominent rock cape on the eastern end of the Organ Pipe Cliffs, 4 nautical miles (7 km) east of Cape Blake. This may be the cape viewed from the ship Superior Mirage, by the United States Exploring Expedition under Lieutenant Charles Wilkes, January 19, 1840. Wilkes applied the name "Point Emmons" for Lieutenant George F. Emmons of the Vincennes. The cape was accurately positioned by the Australasian Antarctic Expedition (1911–14) under Douglas Mawson, who named it for Frank Wild, a member of the expedition and leader of the Australasian Antarctic Expedition Western Base Party.[1]

Cape Wild
Cape Wild is located in Antarctica
Cape Wild
Cape Wild
Coordinates: 68°23′S 149°7′E
LocationOrgan Pipe Cliffs
Offshore water bodiesSouthern Ocean
Area
  TotalAntarctica

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