Cape Rosa
Cape Rosa is a cape marking the south side of the entrance to King Haakon Bay on the south coast of South Georgia. The name first appears about 1920 on charts of South Georgia and has since become established by usage.Places of Interest
Highlights: Cave Cove and McCarthy Island.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Peggotty Bluff.
Cape Rosa
- Type: Cape
- Description: cape in South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands
- Category: landform
- Location: South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands
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Latitude
-54.18768° or 54° 11′ 16″ south
Longitude
-37.41795° or 37° 25′ 5″ west
Elevation
6 metres (20 feet)
Open location code
39Q4RH6J+WR
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
natural=cape
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In Other Languages
From Bavarian to Swedish—“Cape Rosa” goes by many names.
- Bavarian: “Kap Rosa”
- Cebuano: “Cape Rosa”
- Chinese: “羅薩角”
- German: “Kap Rosa”
- Norwegian Nynorsk: “Cape Rosa”
- Swedish: “Cape Rosa”
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Localities in the Area
Places to explore: Aucellina Point and Nuñez Peninsula.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights: Hammerstad Reef and McNish Island.
South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands: Must-Visit Destinations
Worth a closer look: Grytviken and South Georgia Island.
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