Antarctica

Turret Cone

Cape Royds is a dark rock cape forming the western extremity of , facing on , 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.
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Places in the Area

Nearby places include World Park Base.

Locality
was a non-governmental year-round Antarctic base located at on in the Ross Dependency. It was the only non-government Antarctic base. is situated 10 km south of Turret Cone.

Turret Cone

Latitude
-77.54826° or 77° 32′ 54″ south
Longitude
166.44854° or 166° 26′ 55″ east
Elevation
455 metres (1,493 feet)
Open location code
2VJ8FC2X+MC
Open­Street­Map ID
node 10796125530
Open­Street­Map feature
natural=­peak
Geo­Names ID
6627127
Wiki­data ID
Q7780184
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Satellite Map

Discover Turret Cone from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
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In Other Languages

From Cebuano to Swedish—“Turret Cone” goes by many names.
  • Cebuano: “Turret Cone”
  • Chinese: “圖雷特丘”
  • Dutch: “Turret Cone”
  • German: “Turret Cone”
  • Ladin: “Turret Cone”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Turret Cone”
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: “Turret Cone”
  • Swedish: “Turret Cone”

Localities in the Area

Explore places such as Old Penguin Rookery and Domain.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Cis, Mount and Alcorta Rocks.

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