Cape Alexandra (South Georgia)
| Cape Alexandra | ||
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| Coordinates | 54 ° 1 ′ S , 38 ° 0 ′ W | |
| location | South Georgia | |
| Waters | South Atlantic | |
| Waters 2 | Bird sound | |
Cape Alexandra is the north-western headland of South Georgia . At the western "end" of South Georgia, Cape Alexandra and about 5 km south of it Cape Parjadin mark the westernmost headlands of South Georgia. Cape Parjadin extends around 130 m further to the west than Cape Alexandra.
The British navigator James Cook named the Cape 1775 Cape North , but that name 16 kilometers east-northeast location Cape North . The name that is used today goes back to around 1912. It is named after Alexandra of Denmark (1844–1925), wife of the British monarch Edward VII.
Web links
- Cape Alexandra in the Geographic Names Information System of the United States Geological Survey (English)
- Cape Alexandra on geographic.org (English)