Blacksand Beach
Cape Royds is a dark rock cape forming the western extremity of Ross Island, facing on McMurdo Sound, Antarctica. It was discovered by the British National Antarctic Expedition and named for Lieutenant Charles Royds, Royal Navy, who acted as meteorologist on the expedition.- Type: Beach
- Description: beach in Antarctica
- Also known as: “Black Beach” and “Sandy Beach”
Places of Interest
Highlights: Coast Lake and Clear Lake.
Blacksand Beach
- Category: landform
- Location: Antarctica
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Latitude
-77.54509° or 77° 32′ 42″ south
Longitude
166.14378° or 166° 8′ 38″ east
Open location code
2VJ8F43V+XG
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
natural=beach
GeoNames ID
Wikidata ID
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Swedish—“Blacksand Beach” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Blacksand Beach”
- German: “Blacksand Beach”
- Norwegian Bokmål: “Blacksand Beach”
- Norwegian Nynorsk: “Blacksand Beach”
- Swedish: “Blacksand Beach”
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Localities in the Area
Places to explore: Old Penguin Rookery and World Park Base.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights: High Peak and Blue Lake.
Antarctica: Must-Visit Destinations
Worth a closer look: Livingston Island and Villa Las Estrellas.
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