Laird, Cape

Cape Laird is a rocky cape 8 nautical miles northwest of , along the west side of the , Antarctica. It was named by the New Zealand Geological Survey Antarctic Expedition for Malcolm G.
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  • Type: Cape
  • Description: near the Ross Ice Shelf, Antarctica
  • Also known as: Cape Laird” and “Laird

Laird, Cape

Latitude
-81.68333° or 81° 41′ south
Longitude
162.45° or 162° 27′ east
Named after
Malcolm Laird
Open location code
2VC48C8X+MX
Open­Street­Map ID
node 11047870503
Open­Street­Map feature
natural=­cape
Geo­Names ID
6636564
Wiki­data ID
Q2603823
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In Other Languages

From Cebuano to Swedish—“Laird, Cape” goes by many names.
  • Cebuano: Laird
  • Chinese: 萊爾德角
  • Dutch: Laird
  • German: Kap Laird
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: Cape Laird
  • Swedish: Cape Laird
  • Swedish: Laird

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