Cape Evans

Swim dates, location and latitude of The Five Swims in Antarctica for 1 Reason by Lewis Pugh

The Five Swims in Antarctica for 1 Reason by Lewis Pugh in Campbell Island at 52º South, Cape Adare at 71º South, Cape Evans at 77.6º South, Bay of Whales at 78.5º South, and Peter 1 Island at 69º South

Cape Evans is a rocky cape on the west side of Ross Island, Antarctica, forming the north side of the entrance to Erebus Bay.

The cape was discovered by the British National Antarctic Expedition, 1901–04, under Robert Falcon Scott, who named it the "Skuary" after the birds. Scott's second expedition, the British Antarctic Expedition, 1910–13, built its headquarters here, renaming the cape for Lieutenant Edward Evans, Royal Navy, second in command of the expedition. Scott's headquarters building still exists and is known as Scott's Hut.

Open Water Swimming

Cape Evans is site of the third swim of The Five Swims in Antarctica for 1 Reason, a series of five 1 km open water swims by Lewis Pughand one of the primary reasons he was nominated for the 2015 World Open Water Swimming Man of the Year. The purpose of The Five Swims in Antarctica for 1 Reason is to have Antarctica's Ross Sea declared a Marine Protected Area (MPA). The Ross Sea is referred to as a Polar Garden of Eden.

Five Swims in Antarctica for 1 Reason

• 13 February 2015 - Campbell Island at 52º South
• 19 February 2015 - Cape Adare at 71º South
• 22 February 2015 - Cape Evans at 77.6º South
• 28 February 2015 - Bay of Whales at 78.5º South
• 7 March 2015 - Peter 1 Island at 69º South

External links

• A Restart With Lewis Pugh And Senator Kerry
• Lewis Pugh
• Lewis Pugh Gives A Hint Where He Will Next Swim
• Getting To The Bottom Of Declaring Marine Protected Areas - Lewis Pugh's Five Swims In Antarctica For 1 Reason
• @LewisPugh
• Lewis Pugh Facebook page
• 2015 World Open Water Swimming Man Of The Year Nominees
• Nominees For The 2015 WOWSA Awards
• WOWSA Man of the Year Voting
• World Open Water Swimming Association
• Lewis Pugh Swims That Can Go No Further South
• Speedo Diplomacy Strikes Big-Time In The Ross Sea
• Going For 3 More Marine Protected Areas
• Most Difficult Swims In The World - Southern Hemisphere
• Most Difficult Swims In The World - Northern Hemisphere
• Unbelievably Gorgeous, Awe-Inspiring Open Water Places
• Going For 3 More Marine Protected Areas
• Which Was My Toughest Swim?
• Unbelievably Gorgeous, Awe-Inspiring Open Water Places