Cecil Cave (68°46′S 90°42′W / 68.767°S 90.700°W / -68.767; -90.700) is a sea cave which indents the southern part of Cape Ingrid on the west coast of Peter I Island in Antarctica. It was discovered and named by a Norwegian expedition under Eyvind Tofte in the Odd I in January 1927.[1][2] Tofte and the second mate rowed into the cave in an unsuccessful attempt to land on the island.[3][4]

References

  1. ↑ "Geographic Names of Antarctica" (PDF). Gazetteer. United States Board on Geographic Names (14): 81. January 1956. Retrieved January 5, 2019.
  2. ↑ "Cecil Cave: Antarctica". Geographical Names. Retrieved January 5, 2019.
  3. ↑ "Cecil Cave". Gna-GeographicNamesOfTheAntarctic1stEdition1981_djvu. p. 377. Retrieved October 30, 2011.
  4. ↑ Stewart, John (1990). Antarctica: an encyclopedia. Vol. 1. Jefferson, North Carolina: McFarland & Company. p. 174. ISBN 9780899505978.
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