Cape North (Victoria Land)

Cape North is a large bluff with much rock exposed along the north and east sides, standing at the west side of Nielsen Fjord on the north coast of Victoria Land. The top of the bluff is snow covered and rises to about 500 metres (1,600 ft). Although it is not the northernmost coastal point in the immediate area, the feature is conspicuous and presumably is the one observed by Captain James Clark Ross in 1841 and given the name Cape North. On the chart by Ross, Cape North is depicted as the northernmost cape observed westward of Cape Hooker.

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This article incorporates public domain material from the United States Geological Survey document "North, Cape" (content from the Geographic Names Information System).

Coordinates: 70°41′S 165°48′E / 70.683°S 165.800°E / -70.683; 165.800

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