Name StatusOfficial ValidatedFeatureCapeNZ Gazette Reference2012 (53) p.1477DatumRSRGD2000GeoTag[1] PositionDescriptionA conspicuous rocky point marked by sheer red granite cliffs, lying below Mt Christmas, on the western edge of the Ross Ice Shelf. Discovered in December 1902 by the NAE, 1901-04, and named for Admiral of the Fleet Sir William Henry May, a Lord of the Admiralty and Controller of the Navy, 1901-05. The US Board on Geographical Names refers to this feature as Cape William Henry May, but the maps of both Scott's expeditions show it as Cape May.
