Archer, Cape

Granite Harbour is a bay in the coast of , Antarctica, about 14 nautical miles long, entered between Cape Archer and Cape Roberts. It was discovered and named by the British National Antarctic Expedition of 1901–04 in the in January 1902, while searching for safe winter quarters for the ship.
Wikipedia
  • Cape
  • …lies at an elevation of 1 metre (3 feet)
  • …is named after Walter William Archer
  • Description: headland in Antarctica
  • Also known as
    “Archer”
    “Cape Archer”

Archer, Cape

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Latitude
-76.85189° or 76° 51′ 7″ south
Longitude
162.85995° or 162° 51′ 36″ east
Open location code
2VM44VX5+6X
Open­Street­Map ID
node 11047903218
Open­Street­Map feature
natural=­cape
Geo­Names ID
6633127
Wiki­data ID
Q2562761

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In Other Languages

From Cebuano to Swedish—“Archer, Cape” goes by many names.
  • Cebuano: “Archer”
  • Chinese: “阿徹角”
  • Dutch: “Archer”
  • Dutch: “Cape Archer”
  • German: “Kap Archer”
  • Hebrew: “כף ארצ’ר”
  • Italian: “Cape Archer”
  • Italian: “Capo Archer”
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: “Cape Archer”
  • Swedish: “Archer”
  • Swedish: “Cape Archer”

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