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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]] | ||