Cape Irizar

Cape Irizar

Cape Irizar (coord|75|33|S|162|57|E|) is a bold rocky headland that forms the north end of Lamplugh Island, off the coast of Victoria Land. Discovered by the "Discovery" expedition, 1901-04, under Scott. He named it for Captain Jullan Irizar, of the Argentine naval vessel "Urguay", who rescued the shipwrecked members of the Swedish Antarctic Expedition of 1901-04.


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