Sørkapp Land

Sørkapp Land is the land area south of Hornsund, at the southern part of , . Two glaciers, and , divide Sørkapp Land from Torell Land. Sørkapp Land is included in the .
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  • Type: Region
  • Description: peninsula in Svalbard, Norway
  • Also known as: De Zuyd West Hoek Van Spitsbergen”, “Horn-Land”, “Sørkap Land”, “Sorkapp Land”, “Southcape Land”, and “Sydkaplandet

Sørkapp Land

Latitude
76.80085° or 76° 48′ 3″ north
Longitude
16.52277° or 16° 31′ 22″ east
Elevation
372 metres (1,220 feet)
Open location code
CF8RRG2F+84
Geo­Names ID
2728603
Wiki­data ID
Q2802543
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In Other Languages

From Dutch to Norwegian Bokmål—“Sørkapp Land” goes by many names.
  • Dutch: Sørkapp Land
  • Dutch: Sørkappland
  • French: Terre de Sørkapp
  • German: Sørkapp Land
  • German: Sørkapp-Land
  • German: Sørkapp
  • Norwegian Bokmål: Sørkapp Land
  • Norwegian Bokmål: Sørkapplandet
  • Norwegian: Sørkapp Land

Localities in the Area

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