Cape Parjadin
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Cape Parjadin English : Cape Paryadin |
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| Coordinates | 54 ° 4 ′ S , 38 ° 1 ′ W | |
| location | South Georgia | |
| Waters | South Atlantic | |
| Waters 2 | Greene Inlet | |
Cape Parjadin ( Russian Мыс Порядина Mys Porjadina ) is one of the westernmost headlands of the island of South Georgia in the South Atlantic . It is located about 5 km south of Cape Alexandra and extends about 130 m further to the west than that. The cape marks the southern limit of the entrance to Greene Inlet .
The cape was discovered by the English navigator James Cook in 1775 and was spotted again in 1819 during the Russian Antarctic expedition under Fabian Gottlieb von Bellingshausen . The latter named it after Jakow Porjadin [sic], navigator of the ship Vostok , next to the Mirny one of two ships of the expedition. The spelling, which has been modified from the first name, has long been established.
Web links
- Cape Paryadin in the Geographic Names Information System of the United States Geological Survey (English)
- Cape Paryadin on geographic.org (English)