Beck, Cape
Black Island is an island in the Ross Archipelago. It is 12 nautical miles long and projects through the Ross Ice Shelf to a height of 1,040 metres. It was discovered by the British National Antarctic Expedition, which named it for its appearance.- Cape
- …lies at an elevation of around 20 metres (70 feet)
- …is also known as “Cape Beck”
- …is named after Mr A C Beck
- Description: Black Island, Ross Dependency, Antarctica
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Black Island is an island in the Ross Archipelago.
Beck, Cape
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- Location: Antarctica
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Latitude
-78.3° or 78° 18′ south
Longitude
166.26667° or 166° 16′ east
Open location code
2VH8P728+2M
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
natural = cape
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Swedish—“Beck, Cape” goes by many names.
BeckCebuano
Beck (punta)Cebuano
貝克角Chinese
Cape BeckNorwegian Nynorsk
Beck (udde)Swedish
Cape BeckSwedish
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