Cape Walker

Map of Thurston Island.

Satellite image of Thurston Island.

Cape Walker (72°33′S 95°57′W / 72.550°S 95.950°W / -72.550; -95.950Coordinates: 72°33′S 95°57′W / 72.550°S 95.950°W / -72.550; -95.950) is an ice-covered cape which forms the southeast end of Thurston Island. Named by Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names (US-ACAN) after Captain Edward K. Walker, captain of the Canisteo, a tanker in the Eastern Group of U.S. Navy Operation Highjump, 1946-47.

Maps

Thurston Island – Jones Mountains. 1:500000 Antarctica Sketch Map. US Geological Survey, 1967.
Antarctic Digital Database (ADD). Scale 1:250000 topographic map of Antarctica. Scientific Committee on Antarctic Research (SCAR). Since 1993, regularly upgraded and updated.

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