Antarctica

Hooker, Cape

Cape Hooker is the south-eastern point of , in the of . The feature was roughly charted by nineteenth century sealers; it was further charted by Commander Henry Foster in 1829 but shown as the north-eastern point of the island.
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  • Type: Cape
  • Description: headland of Antarctica
  • Also known as: “Asconape, punta” and “Cape Hooker”

Hooker, Cape

Latitude
-63.31373° or 63° 18′ 49″ south
Longitude
-61.96664° or 61° 57′ 60″ west
Open location code
378WM2PM+G8
Open­Street­Map ID
node 10261290387
Open­Street­Map feature
natural=­cape
Geo­Names ID
6635106
Wiki­data ID
Q2604665
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In Other Languages

From Cebuano to Swedish—“Hooker, Cape” goes by many names.
  • Cebuano: “Asconapé”
  • Chinese: “胡克角”
  • Dutch: “Asconapé”
  • German: “Kap Hooker”
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: “Cape Hooker på Sør-Shetlandsøyane”
  • Spanish: “Asconapé, punta”
  • Spanish: “Hooker, cabo”
  • Swedish: “Asconapé”
  • Swedish: “Cape Hooker, Sydshetlandsöarna”

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