Cape Wrath
Cape Wrath is a cape in the Durness parish of the county of Sutherland in the Highlands of Scotland. It is the most north-westerly point in mainland Great Britain.
- Type: Cape
- Description: northwestern extreme point of mainland Great Britain
- Also known as: “Kap Wrath” and “愤怒角”
Places of Interest
Highlights: Cape Wrath Lighthouse.
Cape Wrath
- Category: landform
- Location: Highland Council, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
58.62609° or 58° 37′ 34″ north
Longitude
-4.99969° or 4° 59′ 59″ west
Elevation
220 feet (67 metres)
Open location code
9CCQJ2G2+C4
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
natural=cape
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In Other Languages
From Basque to Welsh—“Cape Wrath” goes by many names.
- Basque: “Cape Wrath”
- Breton: “Am Parbh”
- Catalan: “Cape Wrath”
- Cebuano: “Cape Wrath”
- Chinese: “憤怒角”
- Czech: “Wrath”
- Dutch: “Cape Wrath”
- French: “cap Wrath”
- French: “Cap Wrath”
- German: “Cape Wrath”
- Hebrew: “כף רף”
- Hungarian: “Wrath-fok”
- Irish: “Am Parbh”
- Italian: “Capo Wrath”
- Japanese: “ケープラス”
- Norwegian Nynorsk: “Cape Wrath”
- Polish: “Cape Wrath (geografia)”
- Polish: “Cape Wrath”
- Portuguese: “Cabo Wrath”
- Romanian: “Capul Wrath”
- Scottish Gaelic: “Am Parbh”
- Scottish Gaelic: “An Carbh”
- Spanish: “Cabo Wrath”
- Swedish: “Cape Wrath”
- Welsh: “Penrhyn Wrath”
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Localities in the Area
Places to explore: Signalling Sta. and A‘ Chailleach.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights: Stac an Dùnain and Uamh Chàm.
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Worth a closer look: Edinburgh and Glasgow.
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