Shirreff, Cape
Cape Shirreff is a prominent cape at the north end of the rocky peninsula which separates Hero Bay and Barclay Bay on the north coast of Livingston Island, in the South Shetland Islands of Antarctica.
Photo: NOAA Photo Library, Public domain.- Type: Cape
- Description: South Shetland Islands, Antarctica
- Also known as: “Cape Shirreff”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Valchedram Island and Toqui Hill.
Valchedram Island
Islet
Valchedram Island is an ice-free island off the north coast of Livingston Island in the South Shetland Islands, Antarctica extending 280 m in southeast-northwest direction. The feature is named after the town of Valchedram in northwestern Bulgaria.
Toqui Hill
Peak
Toqui Hill is the 82 m summit of the small ice-free promontory forming the north extremity of Ioannes Paulus II Peninsula, western Livingston Island in the South Shetland Islands, Antarctica and ending up in Cape Shirreff.
Cape Shirreff and San Telmo Island, Livingston Island, South Shetland Islands
Protected area
Photo: NOAA Photo Library, Public domain.Shirreff, Cape
- Category: landform
- Location: Antarctica
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
-62.45573° or 62° 27′ 21″ south
Longitude
-60.78731° or 60° 47′ 14″ west
Named after
Open location code
379XG6V7+P3
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
natural=cape
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Swedish—“Shirreff, Cape” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Shirreff”
- Chinese: “希里夫角”
- German: “Kap Shirreff”
- Hebrew: “כף שירף”
- Latvian: “Širefa rags”
- Norwegian Bokmål: “Cape Shirreff”
- Norwegian Nynorsk: “Cape Shirreff”
- Norwegian: “Cape Shirreff”
- Spanish: “Alvarado, cabo”
- Spanish: “Cabo Alvarado”
- Spanish: “Cabo Shirreff”
- Spanish: “Shirreff, Cabo”
- Swedish: “Cabo Shirreff”
- Swedish: “Cape Shirreff”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Station P and Camp Livingston.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Pinochet de la Barra Beach and Shirreff Base.
Antarctica: Must-Visit Destinations
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