Close, Cape

Cape Close is a cape on the coast of , 30 nautical miles west of . It was discovered by the British Australian New Zealand Antarctic Research Expedition, 1929–31, under Mawson, who named it for Sir Charles Close, President of the , 1927–30.
Wikipedia
  • Type: Cape
  • Description: headland
  • Also known as: “Cape Close”

Close, Cape

Latitude
-65.91667° or 65° 55′ south
Longitude
52.48333° or 52° 29′ east
Open location code
3H6J3FMM+88
Geo­Names ID
6631281
Wiki­data ID
Q857534
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In Other Languages

From Cebuano to Ukrainian—“Close, Cape” goes by many names.
  • Cebuano: “Close”
  • Chinese: “克洛斯角”
  • German: “Kap Close”
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: “Cape Close”
  • Swedish: “Close (udde i Antarktis)”
  • Swedish: “Close”
  • Ukrainian: “Клоуз (мис)”
  • Ukrainian: “Клоуз”

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