Tuxen, Cape

Cape Tuxen is a rocky cape forming the south side of the entrance to on , the west coast of . Discovered and named by the Belgian Antarctic Expedition, 1897–1899, under Gerlache.
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  • Type: Cape
  • Description: headland
  • Also known as: Cape Tuxen

Places of Interest

Highlights include Demaria, Mount and Mill, Mount.

Peak
Mount Demaria is a mountain with precipitous sides, 635 metres high, rising immediately southeast of Cape Tuxen on the west coast of in .

Peak
Mount Mill is a mountain, 735 metres, standing 2 nautical miles west of on the northeast shore of , on the west coast of , Antarctica. is situated 3 km northeast of Tuxen, Cape.

Tuxen, Cape

Latitude
-65.2667° or 65° 16′ 0″ south
Longitude
-64.11779° or 64° 7′ 4″ west
Elevation
2 metres (7 feet)
Open location code
376QPVMJ+8V
Geo­Names ID
6627152
Wiki­data ID
Q1099237
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In Other Languages

From Cebuano to Swedish—“Tuxen, Cape” goes by many names.
  • Cebuano: Tuxen
  • Chinese: 圖森角
  • French: cap Tuxen
  • French: Cap Tuxen
  • German: Kap Tuxen
  • Hebrew: כף טאקסן
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: Cape Tuxen
  • Spanish: Cabo Tuxen
  • Spanish: Tuxen, Cabo
  • Swedish: Tuxen

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Highlights include Waddington Bay and Rasmussen Island.

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