Cape Cloos

Not to be confused with Cape Close.

Location of Kiev Peninsula in Graham Land, Antarctic Peninsula.

Cape Cloos (65°7′S 64°0′W / 65.117°S 64.000°W / -65.117; -64.000Coordinates: 65°7′S 64°0′W / 65.117°S 64.000°W / -65.117; -64.000) is a high rock cape fronting on Lemaire Channel and marking the north side of the entrance to Girard Bay on Kiev Peninsula, on the west coast of Graham Land. It was discovered by the Belgian Antarctic Expedition, 1897–99, under Gerlache, and named after M. Cloos, sometime Honorary Consul in Denmark.

References

SCAR Composite Gazetteer of Antarctica.
This article incorporates public domain material from the United States Geological Survey document "Cloos, Cape" (content from the Geographic Names Information System).

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