Wheatstone, Cape

The Hallett Peninsula is a triangular, dome-shaped peninsula, 20 nautical miles long, with 1,500 metres cliffs on its eastern seaboard side and 300 metres on its west side.
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  • Type: Cape
  • Description: headland of Antarctica
  • Also known as: Cape Wheatstone

Wheatstone, Cape

Latitude
-72.61544° or 72° 36′ 56″ south
Longitude
170.19347° or 170° 11′ 37″ east
Elevation
25 metres (82 feet)
Named after
Sir Charles Wheatstone
Open location code
2VVG95MV+R9
Open­Street­Map ID
node 11047903243
Open­Street­Map feature
natural=­cape
Geo­Names ID
6628001
Wiki­data ID
Q2604852
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In Other Languages

From Cebuano to Swedish—“Wheatstone, Cape” goes by many names.
  • Cebuano: Wheatstone
  • Chinese: 惠特斯通角
  • German: Kap Wheatstone
  • Japanese: ホイートストン岬
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: Cape Wheatstone
  • Swedish: Wheatstone (udde i Antarktis)
  • Swedish: Wheatstone

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