Turks Head
Cape Evans is a rocky cape on the west side of Ross Island, Antarctica, forming the north side of the entrance to Erebus Bay.Places of Interest
Highlights: Grazyna Bluff and Esser Bluff.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Pakaru Icefalls and World Park Base.
Turks Head
- Type: Cape
- Description: headland in Antarctica
- Categories: headland and landform
- Location: Antarctica
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Latitude
-77.65953° or 77° 39′ 34″ south
Longitude
166.78768° or 166° 47′ 16″ east
Elevation
200 metres (656 feet)
Open location code
2VJ88QRQ+53
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
natural=cape
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Swedish—“Turks Head” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Turks Head (punta)”
- Cebuano: “Turks Head”
- Chinese: “特克斯角”
- German: “Turks Head”
- Norwegian Bokmål: “Turks Head”
- Norwegian Nynorsk: “Turks Head”
- Norwegian: “Turks Head”
- Swedish: “Turks Head (udde)”
- Swedish: “Turks Head”
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Localities in the Area
Places to explore: Icecube Tongue and Grazyna Bluff.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights: Low Summit and Omelchenko Bluff.
Antarctica: Must-Visit Destinations
Worth a closer look: Livingston Island and Villa Las Estrellas.
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