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Cape James

Location of Smith Island in the South Shetland Islands
Cape James from Osmar Strait
Topographic map of Smith Island

Cape James is a cape which forms the southern tip of Smith Island in the South Shetland Islands, Antarctica. The name appears on a chart based upon the 1828–1831 British naval expedition under Captain Henry Foster, and is now well established in international usage.[1]

Location

The point is located at 63°05′50″S 62°43′01″W / 63.09722°S 62.71694°W / -63.09722; -62.71694 which is 4.5 kilometres (2.8 mi) south-southwest of Elin Pelin Point, 6.8 kilometres (4.2 mi) southwest of Organa Peak, 3.55 kilometres (2.2 mi) west-southwest of Suhindol Point and 29.5 kilometres (18.3 mi) northwest of Low Island (Bulgarian mapping in 2009).

Maps

References

Public Domain This article incorporates public domain material from "James, Cape". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey.