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Cape Adare
Peninsula of East Antarctica / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Cape Adare is a prominent cape of black basalt forming the northern tip of the Adare Peninsula and the north-easternmost extremity of Victoria Land, East Antarctica.[1]
Location of Cape Adare
Antarctica
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It is the site of the first confirmed landing and base on Antarctica, performed from the Antarctic (1895) and the Southern Cross (1899), and both with Carstens Borchgrevink.