Cape Dayman [SEP] continent
Cape Dayman
Cape Dayman () is a cape on the north side of Tapsell Foreland that forms the south side of the entrance to Yule Bay, in Victoria Land, Antarctica. It was discovered by Captain James Clark Ross in 1841, who named it after Joseph Dayman, mate on the ship "Erebus". The cape lies situated on the Pennell Coast, a portion of Antarctica lying between Cape Williams and Cape Adare.
of the Cape became a temporary lazaret when a Chinese and a Malay from Cairns were isolated here for a few months, pending transfer to the leper station at Dayman Island in the Torres Strait. They were housed in tents erected on the slope of the hill overlooking the beach, which became known as Leper Bay. Although False Cape was never gazetted as a lazaret, it may have served for some decades as an occasional, temporary isolation area. In the 20th century this function ceased, and the name of the beach was