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'''Cape Dart''' is a cape at the foot of [[Mount Siple]] on the north coast of [[Siple Island]], just southward of Lauff Island off the [[Bakutis Coast]] | [[File:Siple Map.jpg|thumb|Shaded relief map showing Cape Dart at northern tip of Siple Island]] | ||
'''Cape Dart''' is a cape at the foot of [[Mount Siple]] on the north coast of [[Siple Island]], just southward of Lauff Island off the [[Bakutis Coast]] in [[Westarctica]]. | |||
==Discovery and name== | |||
The cape was discovered in December 1940 by members of the United States [[Antarctica|Antarctic]] Service in a flight from West Base, and was named for Justin Whitlock Dart who was an executive of the Walgreen Drug Company, which funded the expedition. | |||
==In popular culture== | |||
The Cape Dart Way Station was a research station in a second season episode of ''What's New, Scooby-Doo?''. The episode aired 25 March 2004 and featured a plot involving a mysterious creature in Antarctica that is responsible for the death of a research scientist. | |||
[[Category: Geography of Westarctica]] | [[Category: Geography of Westarctica]] | ||