False Round Point
False Round Point is a point 16 km west of North Foreland and 4 km south of Ridley Island, on the north coast of King George Island in the South Shetland Islands of Antarctica.| Tap on a place to explore it |
- Type: Cape
- Description: headland of Antarctica
- Also known as: “Falsa Punta Redonda”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Pyrites Island.
Pyrites Island
Islet
Pyrites Island is the largest of three small islands lying northeast of Gam Point and forming the east side of Esther Harbor, off the north coast of King George Island in the South Shetland Islands.
False Round Point
- Categories: peninsula and landform
- Location: Antarctica
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Latitude
-61.90182° or 61° 54′ 7″ southLongitude
-57.99751° or 57° 59′ 51″ westOpen location code
38C432X2+7XOpenStreetMap ID
node 10253812645OpenStreetMap feature
natural=capeGeoNames ID
6632945Wikidata ID
Q580630
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Swedish—“False Round Point” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Falsa Punta Redonda”
- Chinese: “福爾斯朗德角”
- Dutch: “Falsa Punta Redonda”
- German: “False Round Point”
- Norwegian Nynorsk: “False Round Point”
- Spanish: “Falsa Punta Redonda, punta”
- Spanish: “Falsa Redonda, Punta”
- Swedish: “Falsa Punta Redonda”
- Swedish: “False Round Point”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Comandante Ferraz Antarctic Station and Station G.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Ridley Island and Esther Nunatak.
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