[2][3] Cape Purvis is described as a basalt tuya in the Encyclopedia of Quaternary Science.
[4] The basalts on Cape Purvis have similar composition to lavas on Paulet Island, which is 5 kilometers east of it.
[2] Cape Purvis's snow and ice-covered summit boasts an unnamed hill at its northern edge.
[2] It was discovered in December 1842 by Captain James Ross, Royal Navy,[1][2] and named by him for Commodore (later Rear Admiral) John B. Purvis, Royal Navy, who was of assistance to Ross' expedition.
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