Sheffield, Cape
Cape Sheffield is a cape forming the northwest extremity of Rugged Island in the South Shetland Islands, Antarctica. It was named for Captain James P. Sheffield, Master of the brig Hersilia of Stonington, Connecticut, in 1819–20 and 1820–21, the first American sealer known to have visited the South Shetland Islands.| Tap on a place to explore it |
- Type: Cape
- Description: Cape in the South Shetland Islands of Antarctica
- Also known as: “Cape Sheffield” and “Sheffield, Cabo”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Radko Knoll and Mostich Hill.
Radko Knoll
Peak
Radko Knoll is a rocky hill rising to 102 m on the north coast of Smyadovo Cove in the northwest of Rugged Island in the South Shetland Islands, Antarctica.
Mostich Hill
Peak
Mostich Hill is a rocky hill rising to 130 m in the southwestern part of Rugged Island off the west coast of Byers Peninsula of Livingston Island in the South Shetland Islands, Antarctica.
Cherven Peak
Peak
Cherven Peak is a rocky peak rising to 224 m on the north coast of Rugged Island off the west coast of Byers Peninsula of Livingston Island in the South Shetland Islands, Antarctica.
Sheffield, Cape
- Categories: headland and landform
- Location: Antarctica
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Latitude
-62.61283° or 62° 36′ 46″ southLongitude
-61.29232° or 61° 17′ 32″ westOpen location code
379W9PP5+V3OpenStreetMap ID
node 8532202153OpenStreetMap feature
natural=capeGeoNames ID
6625161Wikidata ID
Q5035049
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Swedish—“Sheffield, Cape” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Sheffield”
- Chinese: “謝菲爾德角”
- Dutch: “Sheffield”
- German: “Kap Sheffield”
- Norwegian Nynorsk: “Cape Sheffield”
- Spanish: “Cabo Sheffield”
- Spanish: “Sheffield, cabo”
- Swedish: “Cape Sheffield”
- Swedish: “Sheffield”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Camp Livingston and Station P.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include San Stefano Peak and Bakshev Ridge.
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