Vik, Cape
Cape Vik is a cape marking the west side of the entrance to Marshall Bay on the south coast of Coronation Island, in the South Orkney Islands. The cape appears to be first shown and named on a chart made by the Norwegian whaler Captain Petter Sorlle in 1912–13. Maling Peak is just northwest of the cape.| Tap on a place to explore it |
- Type: Cape
- Description: Cape in the South Orkney Islands, Antarctica
- Also known as: “Cape Vik” and “Vik”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Maling Peak and Cragsman Peaks.
Maling Peak
Peak
Maling Peak is a mountain 430 metres high and is the southernmost of two conspicuous peaks 0.5 nautical miles northwest of Cape Vik on the south coast of Coronation Island in the South Orkney Islands, Antarctica.
Cragsman Peaks
Peak
The Cragsman Peaks are peaks on the west side of Marshall Bay, extending from Cape Vik northwest to Coldblow Col on the south coast of Coronation Island, in the South Orkney Islands. Cragsman Peaks is situated 2½ km north of Vik, Cape.
Lynch Island
Islet
Lynch Island is an island lying in the eastern part of Marshall Bay, close off the south coast of Coronation Island in the South Orkney Islands, Antarctica. Lynch Island is situated 3½ km northeast of Vik, Cape.
Vik, Cape
- Categories: peninsula and landform
- Location: Antarctica
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Swedish—“Vik, Cape” goes by many names.
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Highlights include Williams Haven and Spindrift Rocks.
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