Sørkapp
Sørkapp is the southernmost point of the island Jan Mayen. The cape is some 455 km east of eastern Greenland, 910 km west northwest of mainland Norway and 550 km northeast of northeastern Iceland.| Tap on a place to explore it |
- Type: Cape
- Description: southernmost point of Jan Mayen, Norway
- Also known as: “Sorkapp”, “South Cape”, “Sydkap”, and “Sydvest Kap”
Sørkapp
- Category: landform
- Location: Jan Mayen, Svalbard, Norway, Nordic countries, Europe
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Latitude
70.8266° or 70° 49′ 36″ northLongitude
-8.99865° or 8° 59′ 55″ westElevation
201 metres (659 feet)Open location code
CC2HR2G2+JGOpenStreetMap ID
node 29145189OpenStreetMap feature
natural=cape
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In Other Languages
From German to Norwegian—“Sørkapp” goes by many names.
- German: “Süd Cap”
- Norwegian: “Sørkapp”
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