It was discovered by the French Antarctic Expedition, 1903–05, and named by Jean-Baptiste Charcot for Captain C.J.
Evensen of the Hertha, who explored along the west coast of the Antarctic Peninsula in 1893.
[1] The site has been identified as an Important Bird Area (IBA) by BirdLife International because it supports a breeding colony of about 180 pairs of imperial shags.
Other birds reported as breeding there include kelp gulls and skuas.
[2] This article incorporates public domain material from "Evensen, Cape".