Fort William
Fort William Point is the conspicuous flat-topped rocky headland forming the northwest extremity of Coppermine Peninsula and Robert Island in the South Shetland Islands, Antarctica.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Cape
- Description: headland on Robert Island, South Shetland Islands, Antarctica
- Also known as: “Fort William Point”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Jorge Island and Bilyana Island.
Jorge Island
Islet
Jorge Island is an ice-free island in the Aitcho group on the west side of English Strait in the South Shetland Islands, Antarctica. Extending 420 by 300 m, surface area 13 hectares.
Bilyana Island
Islet
Bilyana Island is an ice-free island in the Aitcho group on the west side of English Strait in the South Shetland Islands, Antarctica. Extending 450 by 290 m, surface area 10 hectares.
Kilifarevo Island
Islet
Kilifarevo Island is an ice-free island in the Aitcho group on the west side of English Strait in the South Shetland Islands, Antarctica. The island is situated 850 m northwest of Jorge Island, 460 m north of Riksa Islands and 350 m southeast of Morris Rock.
Fort William
- Categories: peninsula and landform
- Location: Antarctica
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Latitude
-62.37045° or 62° 22′ 14″ southLongitude
-59.723° or 59° 43′ 23″ westElevation
100 metres (328 feet)Open location code
3892J7HG+RQOpenStreetMap ID
node 9306359855OpenStreetMap feature
natural=cape
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In Other Languages
From Azerbaijani to Swedish—“Fort William” goes by many names.
- Azerbaijani: “Fort Vilyam burnu”
- Catalan: “Fort William (illa Robert)”
- Catalan: “Fort William”
- Cebuano: “Fort William”
- Chinese: “威廉堡角”
- Dutch: “Fort William”
- German: “Fort William”
- Norwegian Nynorsk: “Fort William på Robert Island”
- Norwegian Nynorsk: “Fort William på Robertøya”
- Spanish: “Cabo Morris”
- Spanish: “Morris, Cabo”
- Swedish: “Fort William”
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Localities in the Area
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Risopatrón Base and Grod Island.
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