Cape Evans (77°38′S 166°24′E / 77.633°S 166.4°E / -77.633; 166.4Coordinates: 77°38′S 166°24′E / 77.633°S 166.4°E / -77.633; 166.4) is a rocky cape on the west side of Ross Island, forming the north side of the entrance to Erebus Bay. It was discovered by the British National Antarctic Expedition, 1901–04, under Robert Falcon Scott, who named it the "Skuary". Scott's second expedition, the British Antarctic Expedition, 1910–13, built its headquarters here, renaming the cape for Lieutenant Edward R.G.R. Evans, Royal Navy, second in command of the expedition.
Scott's headquarters building still exists and is known as Scott's Hut.
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