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.
- Type: Cape
- Description: dark rock cape forming the west extremity of Ross Island
- Also known as: “Kapp Royds” and “Royds-Kap”
Places of Interest
Highlights: Pony Lake and Green Lake.
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
Named after
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.
- Cebuano: “Royds”
- Chinese: “羅德斯角”
- Dutch: “Kaap Royds”
- French: “cap Royds”
- French: “Cap Royds”
- German: “Kap Royds”
- Hebrew: “כף רוידס”
- Italian: “Capo Royds”
- Japanese: “ロイド岬”
- Latvian: “Roidsa rags”
- Norwegian Bokmål: “Cape 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
Places to explore: Old Penguin Rookery and World Park Base.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights: High Peak and Blacksand Beach.
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