Scoresby, Cape

Borradaile Island is one of the Balleny Islands. It was the site of the first landing south of the Antarctic Circle, and features the "remarkable pinnacle" called Beale Pinnacle, near Cape Beale on its south-eastern coast, and Cape Scoresby on its north-western coast.
Wikipedia
  • Type: Cape
  • Description: cape of Borradaile Island, Balleny Islands
  • Also known as: “Cape Scoresby”

Scoresby, Cape

Latitude
-66.5396° or 66° 32′ 23″ south
Longitude
162.69305° or 162° 41′ 35″ east
Named after
William Scoresby
Open location code
3V54FM6V+56
Open­Street­Map ID
node 2416038536
Open­Street­Map feature
natural=­cape
Geo­Names ID
6624920
Wiki­data ID
Q9671498
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In Other Languages

From Cebuano to Swedish—“Scoresby, Cape” goes by many names.
  • Cebuano: “Scoresby (punta)”
  • Cebuano: “Scoresby”
  • German: “Kap Scoresby”
  • Portuguese: “Cabo Scoresby”
  • Swedish: “Scoresby (udde)”
  • Swedish: “Scoresby”

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Highlights include Beale Pinnacle and Freeman Peak.

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