Cape Weyprecht

Cape Weyprecht
Cape
Cape Weyprecht is located in Svalbard
Cape Weyprecht
Location in Svalbard
Coordinates: 78°54′N 20°56′E / 78.9°N 20.94°E / 78.9; 20.94
LocationSpitsbergen, Svalbard, Norway

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.

References

  1. ^ Zeff, Steve. 2015. South End Hinlopen Strait From the National Geographic Endeavour in Arctic Norway. August 5.
  2. ^ Conway, William Martin. 1897. The First Crossing of Spitsbergen. London: J.M. Dent & Company, p. 288.
  3. ^ a b c "Stadnamn i norske polarområde: Kapp Weyprecht (Svalbard)". Archived from the original on 2016-06-01. Retrieved 2016-04-29.


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