Cape Monakov

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Cape Monakov ( 67°9′S48°41′E / 67.150°S 48.683°E / -67.150; 48.683 Coordinates: 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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Sakellari Peninsula is a large ice-covered peninsula between Amundsen Bay and Casey Bay in Enderby Land, Antarctica. This region was photographed by Australian National Antarctic Research Expeditions (ANARE) in 1956-57 and by the Soviet expedition in the Lena in 1957. Named by the Soviet expedition for Nikolai Sakellari, Soviet scientist and navigator.

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PD-icon.svg This article incorporates  public domain material from the United States Geological Survey document "Cape Monakov" (content from the Geographic Names Information System ).

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