Cape North
Cape North is a headland marking the northernmost point of South Georgia, near the west end of the island. This name was first applied to the northwest tip of South Georgia on a map by Captain James Cook in 1775.| Tap on a place to explore it |
- Type: Cape
- Description: cape in South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands
- Also known as: “North Cape”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Mount Regulator.
Mount Regulator
Peak
Mount Regulator is a mountain, 655 m, standing 1 nautical mile west of Right Whale Bay on the north side of South Georgia. Surveyed by the SGS in the period 1951–57, and named by the United Kingdom Antarctic Place-Names Committee for the Regulator.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Low Rock Point.
Low Rock Point
Locality
Low Rock Point is a point forming the west side of the entrance to Church Bay, near the west end of the north coast of South Georgia. It was charted by Discovery Investigations personnel in 1926–30, and so named because a low rock lies off the point.
Cape North
- Category: landform
- Location: South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
-53.97751° or 53° 58′ 39″ southLongitude
-37.74387° or 37° 44′ 38″ westElevation
105 metres (344 feet)Open location code
39R427C4+XFOpenStreetMap ID
node 30300726OpenStreetMap feature
natural=cape
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Swedish—“Cape North” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Cape North”
- Chinese: “北角”
- German: “Cape North”
- Norwegian Nynorsk: “Cape North i Sør-Georgia”
- Norwegian Nynorsk: “Cape North på Sør-Georgia”
- Swedish: “Cape North”
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Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Tawny Gap and Chaplin Head.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Ernesto Pass and Scree Gap.
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