South Cape/Whiore

South Cape / Whiore is a cape marking the southernmost point of , and by extension the main archipelago. It is one of the four Cardinal Capes of New Zealand identified by Captain James Cook on his first voyage, along with North Cape, and .
Wikipedia
  • Type: Cape
  • Description: cape on Stewart Island / Rakiura, New Zealand
  • Also known as: “Ōpēhia”, “South Cape”, and “South Cape / Whiore”

South Cape/Whiore

Latitude
-47.28717° or 47° 17′ 14″ south
Longitude
167.54026° or 167° 32′ 25″ east
Elevation
85 metres (279 feet)
Open location code
4V49PG7R+44
Open­Street­Map ID
node 6611260590
Open­Street­Map feature
natural=­cape
Geo­Names ID
2182522
Wiki­data ID
Q658083
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Ukrainian—“South Cape/Whiore” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “الرأس الجنوبي”
  • Arabic: “راس الجنوبي”
  • Basque: “South Cape/Whiore”
  • Catalan: “South West Cape”
  • Chinese: “南岬”
  • German: “South Cape”
  • German: “Whiore”
  • Hungarian: “Délnyugati-fok”
  • Maori: “Ōpēhia”
  • Maori: “Whiore”
  • Polish: “South West Cape”
  • Portuguese: “Cabo Sudoeste”
  • Slovenian: “Južni rt (Nova Zelandija)”
  • Slovenian: “Južni rt”
  • Ukrainian: “Південно-Західний мис (Нова Зеландія)”
  • Ukrainian: “Південно-Західний мис”

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