Cape Vahsel
Cape Vahsel is a headland forming the eastern tip of South Georgia. It was roughly charted by Captain James Cook in 1775, remapped by the Second German Antarctic Expedition under Wilhelm Filchner, 1911–12, and named for Captain Richard Vahsel, master of the expedition ship Deutschland.Places of Interest
Highlights: Ferguson Peak and Quensel Glacier.
Cape Vahsel
- Type: Cape
- Description: headland in South Georgia
- Categories: headland and landform
- Location: South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands
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Latitude
-54.76396° or 54° 45′ 50″ south
Longitude
-35.7997° or 35° 47′ 59″ west
Elevation
2 metres (7 feet)
Open location code
39Q666P2+C4
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
natural=cape
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In Other Languages
From Chinese to Spanish—“Cape Vahsel” goes by many names.
- Chinese: “瓦謝爾角”
- Dutch: “Cape Vahsel”
- German: “Kap Vahsel”
- Norwegian Nynorsk: “Cape Vahsel”
- Spanish: “Cape Vahsel”
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Localities in the Area
Places to explore: Albatross Cove and Centre Cove.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights: Wasp Island and Lewald Glacier.
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