Cato Point

Cato Point is a headland forming the southwest extremity of . It was first charted in 1898 by a German expedition under Carl Chun. The Norwegian expedition under Captain Harald Horntvedt made a landing here from the Norvegia in December 1927; they applied the name.
Wikipedia
  • Type: Point
  • Description: headland
  • Also known as: “Seal Point”

Places of Interest

Highlights: Larsøya and Lykketoppen.

Islet
, sometimes anglicized as Lars Island…

Peak
, occasionally anglicized as Lykke Peak…

Glacier
Following is a list of glaciers of Bouvet Island in Antarctica.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Cape Circoncision and Cape Valdivia.

Locality
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is a peninsula on the north-western edge of subantarctic . is situated 6 km north of Cato Point.

Locality
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is the northernmost point on in the South Atlantic Ocean. is situated 7 km north of Cato Point.

Cato Point

Latitude
-54.45111° or 54° 27′ 4″ south
Longitude
3.31944° or 3° 19′ 10″ east
Elevation
27 metres (89 feet)
Open location code
3FQ5G8X9+HQ
Geo­Names ID
3371121
Wiki­data ID
Q794757
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In Other Languages

From Basque to Swedish—“Cato Point” goes by many names.
  • Basque: “Cato lurmuturra”
  • Bavarian: “Catoodden”
  • Cebuano: “Cato Point”
  • Chinese: “卡托角”
  • German: “Catoodden”
  • Japanese: “カトー岬”
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: “Catoodden”
  • Spanish: “Punta de Cato”
  • Swedish: “Catoodden”
  • Swedish: “Catoudden”

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