Cape Wrath

Cape Wrath is a cape in the parish of the county of in the of Scotland. It is the most north-westerly point in mainland Great Britain.
  • Cape
  • …lies at an elevation of around 220 feet (70 metres)
  • Description: northwestern extreme point of mainland Great Britain

Places of Interest

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Latitude
58.62609° or 58° 37′ 34″ north
Longitude
-4.99969° or 4° 59′ 59″ west
Open location code
9CCQJ2G2+C4
Open­Street­Map ID
Open­Street­Map feature
natural = cape
Geo­Names ID
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In Other Languages

From Basque to Welsh—“Cape Wrath” goes by many names.
Cape WrathBasque
Am ParbhBreton
Cape WrathCatalan
Cape WrathCebuano
愤怒角Chinese
憤怒角Chinese
WrathCzech
Cape WrathDutch
כף רףHebrew
Wrath-fokHungarian
Am ParbhIrish
Capo WrathItalian
ケープラスJapanese
Cape WrathNorwegian Nynorsk
Cape WrathPolish
Cape Wrath (geografia)Polish
Capul WrathRomanian
Am ParbhScottish Gaelic
An CarbhScottish Gaelic
Cape WrathSwedish
Penrhyn WrathWelsh

Places with the Same Name

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Localities in the Area

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Notable Places Nearby

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Curious Capes to Discover

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