Shirreff, Cape

Cape Shirreff is a prominent cape at the north end of the rocky peninsula which separates and on the north coast of , in the of .
Wikipedia
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  • Cape
  • …is also known as “Cape Shirreff”
  • …is named after William Henry Shirreff
  • Description: South Shetland Islands, Antarctica

Places of Interest

Highlights include Valchedram Island and Toqui Hill.
is an ice-free island off the north…
is the 82 m summit of the small ice-free…
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is a protected area.

Shirreff, Cape

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Latitude
-62.45573° or 62° 27′ 21″ south
Longitude
-60.78731° or 60° 47′ 14″ west
Open location code
379XG6V7+P3
Open­Street­Map ID
node 10261632462
Open­Street­Map feature
natural=­cape
Geo­Names ID
6625223
Wiki­data ID
Q3359478

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: Highlights

Learn more about Livingston Island and Villa Las Estrellas.

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