Name StatusOfficial ValidatedFeatureCapeNZ Gazette Reference2012 (53) p.1477DatumRSRGD2000GeoTag[1] PositionDescriptionThe eastern extremity of Ross Island. Discovered and named in 1841 by Ross for his second in command, Commander Francis R M Crozier, captain of the Terror. Crozier was later second in command of the ill-fated Franklin Arctic Expedition. Near Cape Crozier is the largest area of bare land surface on Ross Island. The cape itself consists of bluff cliffs, varying between 200 and 400 ft high, vertical and even overhanging in places, extending for some 3 miles from the junction with Ross Ice Shelf towards the large penguin rookery. This cape has been frequently visited by various expeditions, and was the goal of the Winter Journey Party, led by Dr Wilson, of the BAE, 1910-13, in 1911, to obtain information about the breeding habits of the Emperor Penguin.
