Cape Royds
Cape Royds is a dark rock cape forming the western extremity of Ross Island, facing on McMurdo Sound, Antarctica. It was discovered by the British National Antarctic Expedition and named for Lieutenant Charles Royds, Royal Navy, who acted as meteorologist on the expedition.
- Cape
- …is named after Charles William Rawson Royds
- Description: dark rock cape forming the west extremity of Ross Island
Nearby Lakes
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Pony Lake
Cape Royds is a dark rock cape forming the western…
Green Lake
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Blue Lake
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Cape Royds
- Category: landform
- Location: Antarctica
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Latitude
-77.55309° or 77° 33′ 11″ south
Longitude
166.16366° or 166° 9′ 49″ east
Open location code
2VJ8C5W7+QF
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
natural = cape
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Swedish—“Cape Royds” goes by many names.
RoydsCebuano
羅德斯角Chinese
Kaap RoydsDutch
כף רוידסHebrew
Cape RoydsItalian
Capo RoydsItalian
ロイド岬Japanese
Cape RoydsLatvian
Roidsa ragsLatvian
Cape RoydsNorwegian
Cape RoydsNorwegian Bokmål
Kapp RoydsNorwegian Bokmål
Cape RoydsNorwegian Nynorsk
Przylądek RoydsaPolish
Cape RoydsSwedish
RoydsSwedish
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