Cape Bage

Cape Bage (67°43′S 146°34′E) is a prominent point on the coast between Murphy Bay and Ainsworth Bay. Discovered in 1912 by the Australasian Antarctic Expedition (1911-14) under Douglas Mawson, who named it for Lieutenant R. Bage, the expedition's astronomer, assistant magnetician and recorder of tides.

Further reading
• Defense Mapping Agency 1992, Sailing Directions (planning Guide) and (enroute) for Antarctica, P 410


References

 This article incorporates public domain material from the United States Geological Survey document: "Cape Bage". (content from the Geographic Names Information System) 


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