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Cape Spencer-Smith
Cape Spencer-Smith
is the northernmost cape of
White Island
, in the
Ross Archipelago
. Named by the
New Zealand Geological Survey Antarctic Expedition
(NZGSAE) (1958–59) for the Rev.
Arnold 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. It is separated from Ross Island by
Haskell Strait
.
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