Cape Capricorn
Cape Capricorn is a coastal headland on Curtis Island, Gladstone Region, Queensland, Australia. It was named by Captain Cook on 25 May 1770, since he found it to be located on the Tropic of Capricorn.
- Cape
- …lies at an elevation of around 20 metres (50 feet)
- Description: cape in Queensland, Australia
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Latitude
-23.48529° or 23° 29′ 7″ south
Longitude
151.237° or 151° 14′ 13″ east
Open location code
5R8HG67P+VQ
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Vietnamese—“Cape Capricorn” goes by many names.
Cape CapricornCebuano
capo CapricorneItalian
Cape CapricornSwedish
Cape CapricornVietnamese
Mũi CapricornVietnamese
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