Cape Spirit
Black Island is an island in the Ross Archipelago. It is 12 nautical miles long and projects through the Ross Ice Shelf to a height of 1,040 metres. It was discovered by the British National Antarctic Expedition, which named it for its appearance.- Type: Cape
- Description: mountain in Ross Dependency, Antarctica
- Also known as: “Spirit, Cape”
Places of Interest
Highlights: Scallop Hill.
Cape Spirit
- Categories: headland and landform
- Location: Antarctica
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
-78.19594° or 78° 11′ 45″ south
Longitude
166.7457° or 166° 44′ 45″ east
Elevation
54 metres (177 feet)
Open location code
2VH8RP3W+J7
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
natural=cape
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Swedish—“Cape Spirit” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Spirit”
- Chinese: “斯皮里特角”
- German: “Cape Spirit”
- Norwegian Nynorsk: “Cape Spirit”
- Swedish: “Cape Spirit”
Localities in the Area
Places to explore: Vella Flat and Dreary Isthmus.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights: Ochre, Mount and Nesos, Mount.
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Worth a closer look: Livingston Island and Villa Las Estrellas.
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