Feature Name (see definition): Spencer-Smith, Cape

Feature Class (see definition): Cape

Country Code (see definition): AQ (Antarctica)

Feature ID (see definition): 14345

Primary Latitude in degrees, minutes, and seconds (see definition): 78° 00' 00" S

Primary Longitude in degrees, minutes, and seconds (see definition): 167° 27' 00" E

Primary Latitude in decimal degrees (see definition): -78

Primary Longitude in decimal degrees (see definition): 167.45

Elevation (see definition): No data

Decision Year (see definition): 01/01/1961

Description (see definition): The northernmost cape of White Island, in the Ross Archipelago. Named by the New Zealand Geological Survey Antarctic Expedition (NZGSAE) (1958-59) for the Reverend Arnold P. Spencer-Smith, chaplain with the Ross Sea Party of the Imperial Trans-Antarctic Expedition (1914-17), who died on March 9, 1916, on the return journey after laying the depots to Mount Hope for Shackleton's party. He had suffered from scurvy and had been carried for 40 days on a sledge by his companions prior to his death.

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