Sørkapp

Sørkapp is the southernmost point on , 8 kilometres south of , the largest island in the archipelago, Arctic Norway. It was originally named Point Lookout.
Wikipedia
  • Type: Cape
  • Description: peninsula in Svalbard, Norway
  • Also known as: “Cap de Kyckuyt”, “Cap de Uytkyk”, “Cap Kyk uyt”, “Cape Australe”, “Cape du Sud”, “Galls Bank”, “Galls Cap”, “Generaels Hoeck”, “Kyckuít”, “Locqhoute”, “Look Out Point”, “Mys Južnyj”, “Poincte du Su”, “Point Loockhoute”, “Point Monier”, “Première Pointe”, “Sorkapp”, “South Cape”, “Süd Cap”, “Sudhorn”, “Sydkap”, “Wale Backs”, “Whale Back”, “Whales Back”, “Whales Backs”, “Whales Baks”, “Zuid-Kaap”, and “Zuyd Kaap”

Places of Interest

Highlights: Sørkappøya.

Island
is an uninhabited 7 km long island…

Sørkapp

Latitude
76.46441° or 76° 27′ 52″ north
Longitude
16.5824° or 16° 34′ 57″ east
Open location code
CF8RFH7J+QX
Open­Street­Map ID
node 11238405102
Open­Street­Map feature
natural=­cape
Geo­Names ID
2728610
Wiki­data ID
Q7666626
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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Catalan to Slovak—“Sørkapp” goes by many names.
  • Catalan: “Sørkapp”
  • Cebuano: “Sørkapp (punta)”
  • Cebuano: “Sørkapp”
  • Japanese: “ソルカップ”
  • Korean: “쇠르카프”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Sørkapp”
  • Norwegian: “Sørkapp”
  • Slovak: “Južný mys”

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights: Skårungen and Brattholmen.

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Worth a closer look: Longyearbyen and Bear Island.

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