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Cape Monakov ( 67°9′S48°41′E / 67.150°S 48.683°E / -67.150; 48.683 ) is a cape on the west coast of Sakellari Peninsula, Enderby Land, Antarctica. The region was photographed by the Australian National Antarctic Research Expeditions in 1956 and by the Soviet Antarctic Expedition in 1957. The cape was named by the Soviet expedition after S. Ye. Monakov, a Soviet polar aviator who perished in the Arctic. [1]

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References

  1. "Cape Monakov". Geographic Names Information System . United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior . Retrieved 2013-10-31.

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