Name StatusOfficial ValidatedFeatureCapeNZ Gazette Reference2012 (53) p.1477DatumRSRGD2000GeoTag[1] PositionDescriptionA dark rock cape forming the western extremity of Ross Island. Discovered by the NAE, 1901-04, and named for Lieutenant Charles Rawson Royds, First Lieutenant of the Discovery, who acted as meteorologist for the expedition. Royds rose to become an Admiral and was later Commissioner of the Metropolitan Police, London. This cape was the site of the expedition camp of the BAE, 1907-09.
Antarctica NZ (7th Oct 2014). Cape Royds. In Website Antarctica NZ. Retrieved 26th Jan 2021 13:50, from https://adam.antarcticanz.govt.nz/nodes/view/20592