Cape Polar Star

Cape Polar Star is a bold cape which forms the southwest extremity of in northwestern . Named by Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names in 1987 after USCGC activities in , including the Ross Sea, since Operation Deep Freeze, 1978.
Wikipedia
  • Type: Cape
  • Description: cape in Antarctica
  • Also known as: “Polar Star, Cape”

Cape Polar Star

Latitude
-73.62456° or 73° 37′ 28″ south
Longitude
169.68418° or 169° 41′ 3″ east
Elevation
14 metres (46 feet)
Named after
U.S. Coast Guard Cutter (USCGC)
Open location code
2VRF9MGM+5M
Open­Street­Map ID
node 11047903239
Open­Street­Map feature
natural=­cape
Geo­Names ID
6623425
Wiki­data ID
Q2603849
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Satellite Map

Discover Cape Polar Star from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
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In Other Languages

From Cebuano to Swedish—“Cape Polar Star” goes by many names.
  • Cebuano: “Polar Star”
  • Chinese: “極地之星角”
  • German: “Kap Polar Star”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Cape Polar Star”
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: “Cape Polar Star”
  • Norwegian: “Cape Polar Star”
  • Swedish: “Polar Star”

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