title: Cape Bennett
text: # Cape Bennett
  
  Cape Bennett (60°37′S 45°13′W﻿ / ﻿60.617°S 45.217°W﻿ / -60.617; -45.217) is a bold promontory at the northeast extremity of Coronation Island, in the South Orkney Islands.
  
  It was discovered in December 1821 by Captain George Powell, a British sealer in the sloop Dove, and Captain Nathaniel Palmer, an American sealer in the sloop James Monroe. It was named after Powell's employer, David Bennett of Wapping, London.
  
  This article incorporates public domain material from "Cape Bennett". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey.
  
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