Cape Weyprecht

Cape Weyprecht
Map showing the location of Cape Weyprecht

Location in Svalbard

Location Spitsbergen, Svalbard, Norway
Coordinates 78°54′N 20°56′E / 78.9°N 20.94°E / 78.9; 20.94Coordinates: 78°54′N 20°56′E / 78.9°N 20.94°E / 78.9; 20.94

Cape Weyprecht[1][2] (Norwegian: Kapp Weyprecht)[3] is a headland in the northeast part of Spitsbergen in Svalbard, in the area known as Olav V Land.[3]

The cape is named after Karl Weyprecht, an Austro-Hungarian officer and polar explorer.[3] Together with Julius von Payer, he led the Austro-Hungarian North Pole Expedition that discovered Franz Josef Land in 1873. Weyprecht himself was never on Svalbard.

About 2 kilometers (1.2 mi) east of Cape Weyprecht lie Mack Island, Torkildsen Island, and Isaksen Island, all part of the Rønnbeck Islands.

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