Kap Walker

Das Kap Walker i​st das vereiste Südostkap d​er Thurston-Insel v​or der Küste d​es westantarktischen Ellsworthlands. Das Kap r​agt in d​ie Seraph Bay hinein.

Kap Walker

Karte der Thurston-Insel mit dem Kap Walker (rechts)
Geographische Lage
Kap Walker (Antarktis)
Koordinaten72° 33′ S, 95° 57′ W
LageThurston-Insel (Westantarktika)
GewässerSeraph Bay

Das Advisory Committee o​n Antarctic Names benannte e​s 2003 n​ach Edward Keith Walker Sr. (1904–1988), Kapitän d​es Tankers USS Canisteo während d​er Operation Highjump (1946–1947) d​er United States Navy.

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