Cape Longing
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Cape Longing is a rocky cape on the east coast of Graham Land
, forming the south end of a large ice-covered promontory which marks the west side of the south entrance to Prince Gustav Channel
. It was discovered by the Swedish Antarctic Expedition
under Otto Nordenskiöld
in 1902, and so named by him because from the position of his winter hut on Snow Hill Island
the cape lay in the direction of his "land of longing" which he was anxious to explore.
Cape Longing is the tip of Longing Peninsula (64°30′S 58°50′W), a peninsula
9 miles long, situated at the northeast end of Nordenskjold Coast
where it separates the Larsen Ice Shelf
from the Prince Gustav Ice Shelf
. It was roughly charted by Nordenskiöld, and named after the cape by the UK Antarctic Place-Names Committee
(UK-APC) following British Antarctic Survey
(BAS) geological work in the area in 1987-88.
Longing Gap (64°25′S 58°57′W) is a constriction in the promontory north of Cape Longing, where the land narrows to 2 miles and forms a low isthmus. The gap is used to avoid the long detour around Cape Longing. It was mapped from surveys by Falkland Islands Dependencies Survey (FIDS) in 1960-61, and named by UK-APC.
Graham Land
Graham Land is that portion of the Antarctic Peninsula which lies north of a line joining Cape Jeremy and Cape Agassiz. This description of Graham Land is consistent with the 1964 agreement between the British Antarctic Place-names Committee and the US Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names, in...
, forming the south end of a large ice-covered promontory which marks the west side of the south entrance to Prince Gustav Channel
Prince Gustav Channel
The Prince Gustav Channel was named in 1903 after Crown Prince Gustav of Sweden by Otto Nordenskiöld of the Swedish Antarctic Expedition.The channel is bounded on the west by the Antarctic Peninsula and on the east by James Ross Island...
. It was discovered by the Swedish Antarctic Expedition
Swedish Antarctic Expedition
The Swedish Antarctic Expedition was led by Otto Nordenskjöld and Carl Anton Larsen.-Background:Otto Nordenskjöld, a Swedish geologist and geographer, organized and lead a scientific expedition of the Antarctic Peninsula...
under Otto Nordenskiöld
Otto Nordenskiöld
Nils Otto Gustaf Nordenskjöld was a Finnish and Swedish geologist, geographer, and polar explorer.-Biography:...
in 1902, and so named by him because from the position of his winter hut on Snow Hill Island
Snow Hill Island
Snow Hill Island is an almost completely snowcapped island, long and wide, lying off the east coast of the Antarctic Peninsula. It is separated from James Ross Island to the northeast by Admiralty Sound...
the cape lay in the direction of his "land of longing" which he was anxious to explore.
Cape Longing is the tip of Longing Peninsula (64°30′S 58°50′W), a peninsula
Peninsula
A peninsula is a piece of land that is bordered by water on three sides but connected to mainland. In many Germanic and Celtic languages and also in Baltic, Slavic and Hungarian, peninsulas are called "half-islands"....
9 miles long, situated at the northeast end of Nordenskjold Coast
Nordenskjold Coast
Nordenskjold Coast is that portion of the east coast of the Antarctic Peninsula between Cape Longing and Cape Fairweather. The name was proposed in 1909 by Edwin Swift Balch, for Otto Nordenskiöld, Swedish geographer and leader of the Swedish Antarctic Expedition, 1901-04, who explored this coast...
where it separates the Larsen Ice Shelf
Larsen Ice Shelf
The Larsen Ice Shelf is a long, fringing ice shelf in the northwest part of the Weddell Sea, extending along the east coast of Antarctic Peninsula from Cape Longing to the area just southward of Hearst Island...
from the Prince Gustav Ice Shelf
Prince Gustav Ice Shelf
Prince Gustav Ice Shelf was an ice shelf of more than 15 nautical miles extent occupying the south part of Prince Gustav Channel, including Rohss Bay, James Ross Island. Named by United Kingdom Antarctic Place-Names Committee in 1990 in association with the channel. The ice shelf has since...
. It was roughly charted by Nordenskiöld, and named after the cape by the UK Antarctic Place-Names Committee
UK Antarctic Place-Names Committee
The UK Antarctic Place-Names Committee is a United Kingdom government committee, part of the Foreign and Commonwealth Office, responsible for recommending names of geographical locations within the British Antarctic Territory and the South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands...
(UK-APC) following British Antarctic Survey
British Antarctic Survey
The British Antarctic Survey is the United Kingdom's national Antarctic operation and has an active role in Antarctic affairs. BAS is part of the Natural Environment Research Council and has over 400 staff. It operates five research stations, two ships and five aircraft in and around Antarctica....
(BAS) geological work in the area in 1987-88.
Longing Gap (64°25′S 58°57′W) is a constriction in the promontory north of Cape Longing, where the land narrows to 2 miles and forms a low isthmus. The gap is used to avoid the long detour around Cape Longing. It was mapped from surveys by Falkland Islands Dependencies Survey (FIDS) in 1960-61, and named by UK-APC.