Antarctica

Cape Royds

Cape Royds is a dark rock cape forming the western extremity of , facing on , 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.
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Places of Interest

Highlights include Pony Lake and Green Lake.

Lake
Cape Royds is a dark rock cape forming the western extremity of , facing on , 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.

Lake
Cape Royds is a dark rock cape forming the western extremity of , facing on , 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.

Lake
Cape Royds is a dark rock cape forming the western extremity of , facing on , 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 Royds

Latitude
-77.55309° or 77° 33′ 11″ south
Longitude
166.16366° or 166° 9′ 49″ east
Named after
Charles William Rawson Royds
Open location code
2VJ8C5W7+QF
Open­Street­Map ID
node 993944173
Open­Street­Map feature
natural=­cape
Geo­Names ID
6624451
Wiki­data ID
Q1728332
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Satellite Map

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

From Cebuano to Swedish—“Cape Royds” goes by many names.
  • Cebuano: “Royds”
  • Chinese: “羅德斯角”
  • Dutch: “Kaap Royds”
  • French: “cap Royds”
  • French: “Cap Royds”
  • German: “Kap Royds”
  • German: “Royds-Kap”
  • Hebrew: “כף רוידס”
  • Italian: “Cape Royds”
  • Italian: “Capo Royds”
  • Japanese: “ロイド岬”
  • Latvian: “Cape Royds”
  • Latvian: “Roidsa rags”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Cape Royds”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Kapp Royds”
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: “Cape Royds”
  • Norwegian: “Cape Royds”
  • Polish: “Przylądek Roydsa”
  • Portuguese: “Cabo Royds”
  • Spanish: “Cabo Royds”
  • Swedish: “Cape Royds”
  • Swedish: “Royds”

Localities in the Area

Explore places such as Old Penguin Rookery and World Park Base.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include High Peak and Blacksand Beach.

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