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Cape Frances
Cape Frances (67°30′S 164°45′E / 67.5°S 164.75°E / -67.5; Frances. This error was discovered in 1904 by Captain
164.75) is a cape on the east side of Sturge Island in the Robert F. Scott, who applied the name to this cape.
Balleny Islands. In 1841, Captain James C. Ross, viewing This article incorporates public domain material
Sturge Island from a considerable distance, thought it from the United States Geological Survey document
a group of three islands and named the center island, "Cape Frances" (content from the Geographic Names In-
formation System).
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