Cecil Cave

Cecil Cave ({{coord|68|46|S|90|42|W}}) is a sea cave which indents the southern part of Cape Ingrid on the west coast of Peter I Island in Antarctica. It was discovered and named by a Norwegian expedition under Eyvind Tofte in the Odd I in January 1927.{{cite journal|url=https://pubs.usgs.gov/fedgov/70039165/report.pdf |date=January 1956 |work=Gazetteer |number=14 |title=Geographic Names of Antarctica |publisher=United States Board on Geographic Names |page=81 |accessdate=January 5, 2019}}{{cite web |url=https://geographic.org/geographic_names/antname.php?uni=2557&fid=antgeo_104 |title=Cecil Cave: Antarctica |publisher=Geographical Names |accessdate=January 5, 2019}} Tofte and the second mate rowed into the cave in an unsuccessful attempt to land on the island.{{cite web|url=https://www.scribd.com/doc/36721395/Gna-GeographicNamesOfTheAntarctic1stEdition1981-djvu|work=Gna-GeographicNamesOfTheAntarctic1stEdition1981_djvu|title=Cecil Cave|page=377|accessdate=October 30, 2011}}{{cite book |title=Antarctica: an encyclopedia |volume=1 |page=174 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=sAstAAAAMAAJ |first1=John |last1=Stewart |year=1990 |location= Jefferson, North Carolina |publisher=McFarland & Company |isbn=9780899505978}}

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Category:Caves of Antarctica

Category:Peter I Island

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