Washington, Cape

Cape Washington is a prominent cape, 275 m, marking the south extremity of the cove which separates and , in , Antarctica.
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Photo: Christopher Michel, CC BY 2.0.
  • Type: Cape
  • Description: headland of Antarctica
  • Also known as: “Cape Washington”

Washington, Cape

Latitude
-74.64486° or 74° 38′ 42″ south
Longitude
165.41639° or 165° 24′ 59″ east
Elevation
300 metres (984 feet)
Named after
John Washington
Open location code
2VQ79C48+3H
Open­Street­Map ID
node 11047903230
Open­Street­Map feature
natural=­cape
Geo­Names ID
6627814
Wiki­data ID
Q2604939
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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Cebuano to Turkish—“Washington, Cape” goes by many names.
  • Cebuano: “Washington”
  • Chinese: “華盛頓角”
  • Dutch: “Washington”
  • Esperanto: “Kabo Vaŝingtono”
  • French: “cap Washington”
  • French: “Cap Washington”
  • German: “Kap Washington”
  • Hebrew: “כף וושינגטון”
  • Indonesian: “Tanjung Washington”
  • Italian: “Capo Washington”
  • Japanese: “ワシントン岬”
  • Latvian: “Vašingtona rags”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Cape Washington”
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: “Cape Washington”
  • Norwegian: “Cape Washington”
  • Persian: “دماغه واشنگتن”
  • Persian: “دماغه واشینگتن”
  • Polish: “Przylądek Waszyngtona”
  • Swedish: “Cape Washington”
  • Swedish: “Washington”
  • Turkish: “Washington Burnu”

Localities in the Area

Places to explore: Jang Bogo and Mario Zucchelli Station.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights: Willows Nunatak.

Antarctica: Must-Visit Destinations

Worth a closer look: Livingston Island and Villa Las Estrellas.

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