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.
Wikipedia
  • Cape
  • …lies at an elevation of 25 metres (82 feet)
  • …is also known as “Cape Wheatstone”
  • …is named after Sir Charles Wheatstone
  • Description: headland of Antarctica

Wheatstone, Cape

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Latitude
-72.61544° or 72° 36′ 56″ south
Longitude
170.19347° or 170° 11′ 37″ east
Open location code
2VVG95MV+R9
Open­Street­Map ID
node 11047903243
Open­Street­Map feature
natural=­cape
Geo­Names ID
6628001
Wiki­data ID
Q2604852

Satellite Map

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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”

Localities in the Area

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Notable Places Nearby

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