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'''Cape Herlacher''' is a bold, ice-covered cape forming the north end of the [[Martin Peninsula]] of Westarctica. It was delineated from aerial photographs taken by U.S. Navy | '''Cape Herlacher''' is a bold, [[ice]]-covered cape forming the north end of the [[Martin Peninsula]] of [[Westarctica]]. | ||
==Discovery and name== | |||
It was delineated from aerial photographs taken by [[U.S. Navy]] Operation Highjump in January 1947, and was named by the Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names (US-ACAN) in 1955 after Carl J. Herlacher, principal [[Antarctica|Antarctic]] cartographer with the U.S. Navy Hydrographic Office 1937. | |||
[[Category: Geography of Westarctica]] | [[Category: Geography of Westarctica]] | ||
Revision as of 21:59, 8 May 2018
Cape Herlacher is a bold, ice-covered cape forming the north end of the Martin Peninsula of Westarctica.
Discovery and name
It was delineated from aerial photographs taken by U.S. Navy Operation Highjump in January 1947, and was named by the Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names (US-ACAN) in 1955 after Carl J. Herlacher, principal Antarctic cartographer with the U.S. Navy Hydrographic Office 1937.